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1: Schweiz Med Wochenschr. 1989 May 27;119(21):736-9.Links

[Therapy of pyogenic liver abscess]

[Article in German]

Küchler B, Regli J, Hammer B.

Departement für Innere Medizin, Kantonsspital St. Gallen.

Between 1980 and 1986, 11 patients with pyogenic liver abscess were treated at the Department of Internal Medicine at the Kantonsspital St. Gallen. 2 patients underwent successful surgical drainage and 9 patients percutaneous needle aspiration or drainage. 7 were successfully treated while 2 required secondary surgical drainage. Our results suggest that percutaneous aspiration or drainage of pyogenic liver abscess should be tried before surgery is considered.

PMID: 2756400 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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