title: [Laparoscopy-guided liver abscess drainage of multiple large formations].
abstract: A 50-year-old woman was admitted with abdominal pain, vomiting, fever and diarrhoea. She had increased white blood cell count and increased level of liver enzymes. A CT scan revealed 13 abscesses in the liver and tests showed Streptococcus angin-osus. Investigation showed no entry point for bacteria. The woman underwent laparoscopic investigation, and the absces-ses were completely drained preoperatively without installation of catheter in spite of large abscess formations. After 26 days of admittance with antibiotic treatment she was discharged and check-up revealed no re-formation of the abscesses.
authors.affiliation: Gastroenheden, Herlev Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, 2730 Herlev. runemt@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rune Munch
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Trangbæk
authors.forename: Regnar Bøge
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Arnesen
authors.forename: Mikael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Støckel
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D046290:Liver Abscess, Pyogenic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D034366:Streptococcus anginosus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed