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Pyogenic liver abscess historical perspective
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Hippocrates described pyogenic liver abscess based on the type of fluid recovered from abscess. In 1938, Ocshner and colleagues reported that the major causal factors leading to hepatic abscess were appendicitis and amoebiasis.[1]
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
- Hippocrates described pyogenic liver abscess based on the type of fluid recovered from abscess.
- In 1938, Ocshner and colleagues reported that the major causal factors leading to hepatic abscess were appendicitis and amoebiasis.[1]
- Historically, the recommended treatment for liver abscess is open surgical drainage.
- In 1953, McFadzean and associates in Hong Kong suggested closed aspiration and antibiotic drugs for treatment of solitary pyogenic liver abscess.[2]
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Huang CJ, Pitt HA, Lipsett PA, Osterman FA, Lillemoe KD, Cameron JL; et al. (1996). “Pyogenic hepatic abscess. Changing trends over 42 years”. Ann Surg. 223 (5): 600–7, discussion 607-9. PMC 1235191. PMID 8651751.
- ↑ Tan YM, Chung AY, Chow PK, Cheow PC, Wong WK, Ooi LL; et al. (2005). “An appraisal of surgical and percutaneous drainage for pyogenic liver abscesses larger than 5 cm”. Ann Surg. 241 (3): 485–90. PMC 1356988. PMID 15729072.
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