Abscesy pečene. Kazuistika a prehľad literatúry // SOLEN

Slovenská chirurgia 2/2018

Abscesy pečene. Kazuistika a prehľad literatúry

Liver abscesses. Case report and literature overview

The authors present in their work the liver abscess therapy of four patients where dominates the percutaneous drainage of the liver abscess under the CT control. In general, the surgery is reserved for cases where percutaneous drainage has failed. The introduction is focused on the history of the disease, incidence, pathogenesis, bacteriology and differential diagnosis. In the case reports the importance of the anamnesis, examination, diagnostic imaging methods to reach the right diagnosis and treatment plan is underlined.

Keywords: liver abscess, diagnostic imaging methods,percutaneous drainage