Pyogenic liver abscess: is drainage always possible?
The treatment of pyogenic liver abscess generally involves antibiotic therapy and radiological percutaneous drainage or aspiration. Surgical drainage is rarely advisable. We report a case of multiloculated liver abscess that was not suitable for either percutaneous drainage or open surgical drainage. The only successful approach was a left hepatectomy.
Division of General Surgery, Santi Giovanni e Paolo Hospital, Venice, Italy. sommarivamd@interfree.it
Antonio
A
Sommariva
Pietro Maria
PM
Donisi
Giovanni
G
Leoni
Stefano
S
Ardit
Marco
M
Renier
Barbara
B
Gnocato
Carlo
C
Tremolada
D004322:Drainage; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000601:surgery*; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae; D046290:Liver Abscess, Pyogenic / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged