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Liver Abscesses

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Source Control

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Abstract

• Liver abscesses are either pyogenic or parasitic. • Early diagnosis and prompt treatment of the underlying cause reduce morbidity and mortality. • Source control consists of drainage using surgical or US/CT-guided aspiration and antibiotic therapy. • Hydatid cysts of the liver can be managed surgically as well as percutaneously. Source control can be achieved by radical or conservative procedures.

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  1. Department of Surgery Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, 1650 Selwyn Avenue 4th Floor, Suite 4F, Bronx, NY, 10457, USA

    Moshe Schein (Professor of Surgery) (Professor of Surgery)

  2. Eaton North 9–234 Toronto General Hospital University Health Network, 200 Elizabeth Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2C4, Canada

    John C. Marshall (Professor of Surgery) (Professor of Surgery)

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Sayek, I., Onat, D. (2003). Liver Abscesses. In: Schein, M., Marshall, J.C. (eds) Source Control. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55914-3_34

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