Treatment of liver abscesses

Abscesses of Liver

Therapy of Liver Abscesses

BACKGROUND Liver abscess (LA) is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening disease with significant morbidity and mortality. METHODS This review comprehensively describes epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of LA, with a strong focus on antimicrobial treatment choices and the impact of multidrug-resistant pathogens. RESULTS In industrialized areas, pyogenic liver abscess...

Successful treatment of pyogenic liver abscesses by daptomycin

Pyogenic liver abscess is a condition with considerable mortality. The common etiology of liver abscesses after chemotherapy is fungi, especially candida albicans, and gram-positive bacteria. However, little is known about gram-positive bacterial infection as the cause of pyogenic liver abscess. In this study we reviewed our experiences with the use of daptomycin for the treatment of gram-posit...

Liver Cysts and Abscesses

Ductal cysts. Choledochal cysts: a congenital dilatation of part or whole of the common bile duct. See separate article Choledochal Cysts. Cysts related to Caroli's disease: Caroli's disease is the combination of cystic dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts and infantile polycystic kidney disease. It has autosomal recessive inheritance. It can present with fever, abdominal pain and recurren...

Liver Cysts and Abscesses

Ductal cysts. Choledochal cysts: a congenital dilatation of part or whole of the common bile duct. See separate article Choledochal Cysts. Cysts related to Caroli's disease: Caroli's disease is the combination of cystic dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts and infantile polycystic kidney disease. It has autosomal recessive inheritance. It can present with fever, abdominal pain and recurren...