Pyogenic liver abscess classification
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
Pyogenic liver abscess may be classified according to international classification of diseases-10 (ICD-10) into K75.0.[1].
Classification
- Pyogenic liver abscess may be classified according to international classification of diseases-10 (ICD-10) into:[1]
- K75.0
- Classification based on source of infection:[2]
| Pyogenic liver abscess | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Causes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hepatobiliary | Portal | Arterial | Traumatic | Cryptogenic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Benign | Malignant | Benign | Malignant | • Endocarditis • Vascular sepsis • Dental infection • ENT (ear,nose,throat) infection | Benign | Malignant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| • Lithiasis • Cholecystitis • Biliary enteric anastomosis • Percutaneous biliary procedures • Endoscopic biliary procedures | • Gall bladder • Common bile duct • Head of pancreas • Ampulla | • Appendicitis • Diverticulitis • Pelvic suppuration • Aorectal suppuration • Pancreatic abscess • Post-operative sepsis • Intestinal perforation • Inflammatory bowel disease | • Gastric cancer • Colon cancer | • Open or closed abdominal trauma | • Percutaneous ethanol injection or radiofrequency • Chemoembolization | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/K00-K95/K70-K77/K75-/K75.0 Accessed on February 22, 2017
- ↑ Cerwenka H (2010). “Pyogenic liver abscess: differences in etiology and treatment in Southeast Asia and Central Europe”. World J Gastroenterol. 16 (20): 2458–62. PMC 2877174. PMID 20503444.
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