[Amebic liver abscess: medical treatment or percutaneous aspiration?].
Amebic liver abscess is an emergent disease in Spain due to immigration and travel to endemic countries. Although mainly pharmacological, treatment can sometimes require drainage, especially when there is a high risk of rupture due to location or size. We report a case of amebic liver abscess that, due to its large size and lack of response to metronidazole therapy, required percutaneous drainage. This technique, with ultrasound-guided percutaneous aspiration, would be indicated in lesions with a diameter of > 5 cm, abscesses of the left lobe, and those unresponsive to medical treatment.
Ortiz Sanjuán
Francisco Miguel
FM
Unidad de Patología Digestiva, Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Francesc de Borja, Gandía, Valencia, España.
Devesa Jordà
Francisco
F
Ferrando Ginestar
Josefa
J
Ferrando
Inmaculada
I
Borghol
Abdul
A
Gutiérrez
Jhon
J
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D013396:Suction