{"title":"The spectrum of pyogenic liver abscesses and the principles of therapy : review article","authors":"N. Parsoo, V. Naidoo, K. Newton","doi":"10.4314/SAGR.V5I3.30739","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Pyogenic liver abscesses are associated with a significant morbidity and mortality if undiagnosed and not adequately treated. They account for 75% of hepatic abscesses in developed countries. Amoebic liver abscesses remain the commonest overall cause worldwide.","PeriodicalId":39144,"journal":{"name":"South African Gastroenterology Review","volume":"5 1","pages":"19-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2007-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"South African Gastroenterology Review","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4314/SAGR.V5I3.30739","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Pyogenic liver abscesses are associated with a significant morbidity and mortality if undiagnosed and not adequately treated. They account for 75% of hepatic abscesses in developed countries. Amoebic liver abscesses remain the commonest overall cause worldwide.