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[Studies of alkaline phosphatase in patients with amebic hepatic abscess].

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Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Pyogenic Liver Abscess: A Case Report.

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Pyogenic liver abscesses are rare with an incidence of 0.5% to 0.8% and are mostly due to hepatobiliary causes (40% to 60%). Most are polymicrobial with less than 10% being caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Of these, few are caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and fewer still

A note on indirect hemagglutination (IHA) antibody titers among hospitalized patients in Thailand with amebic liver abscesses.

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Amebic hepatic abscess is a tropical disease with a wide spectrum of clinical presentations. A retrospective case review was performed on 39 hospitalized patients in Thailand with the diagnosis of amebic liver abscess. A total of 23 men (59%) and 16 women (41%), with a mean age of 44.56 +/- 21.81

Liver abscess in Crohn's disease.

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Liver abscess is a rare but serious complication of Crohn's disease. Intra-abdominal abscesses, fistulous disease, and metronidazole or steroid therapy have all been reported to be important predisposing factors in the pathogenesis of the disease, and the mortality has been reported to be high. We

Review of pyogenic liver abscess at the Royal Adelaide Hospital 1980-1987.

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Pyogenic liver abscess is an uncommon condition which carries substantial morbidity and mortality if untreated. A review was undertaken of 31 patients who were admitted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) between January 1980 and December 1987 and who were diagnosed as having pyogenic liver

The comparison of clinical course and results of treatment between gas-forming and non-gas-forming pyogenic liver abscess.

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OBJECTIVE To study and review the clinical manifestations, courses, and results of treatment in 83 cases of verified gas-forming pyogenic liver abscess. METHODS Case series. METHODS Both primary and referral hospital care. METHODS Four hundred twenty-four patients with clinical diagnosis of pyogenic

Presentations of pyogenic liver abscess in one UK centre over a 15-year period.

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OBJECTIVE Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) has been a condition of high mortality, improving over recent decades with combined antibiotic and percutaneous drainage. We aimed to identify the presenting features, diagnosis, microbiology, treatment and outcome for patients over a 15-year period at an

[Liver abscess: clinical, imaging and management features in a 5 year study in the Arzobispo Loayza National Hospital].

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The liver abscess (LA) continues to cause a high morbidity and mortality worldwide. OBJECTIVE To determine demographic characteristics, clinical presentation, imaging and management at the Arzobispo Loayza Hospital in 5 years. METHODS A descriptive retrospective study, based on medical records of

Pyogenic liver abscess -- 20 years' experience. Comparison of results of treatment in two periods.

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OBJECTIVE Our aim is to give an audit of our experience over the past two decades in the form of a retrospective study. METHODS In two equal periods between 01.01.1982 and 31.03.2001, 56 patients (37 males and 19 females) with pyogenic liver abscess were treated. Image-guided percutaneous drainage

The changing patterns of liver abscess during the past 20 years--a study of 482 cases.

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The diagnostic and treatment modalities of liver abscess have developed rapidly over the past few years but morbidity and mortality has not been markedly reduced. A total of 482 cases of liver abscess admitted to the Yonsei Medical Center over the past 20 years (Jan. 1971-Dec. 1990) were divided

Single and multiple pyogenic liver abscesses: etiology, clinical course, and outcome.

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BACKGROUND Pyogenic liver abscesses are uncommon but they still carry a high mortality rate when encountered. This study was undertaken to evaluate the differences in the clinical behaviour of patients with single and multiple abscesses. METHODS From January 1985 to December 1997, 133 patients with

Pyogenic hepatic abscesses.

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A review of pyogenic liver abscess at the University of Alabama in Birmingham revealed 29 cases, of which 22 were single and seven were multiple. Etiology was cryptogenic in 11, secondary to biliary tract disease in seven, trauma in six, and pyelophlebitis in four, and secondary infection in a

Hepatic abscesses in cats: 14 cases (1985-2002).

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In this retrospective study, we describe 14 cats diagnosed with hepatic abscesses. The objective of the study was to report the clinical signs, physical examination findings, clinicopathologic findings, and outcomes in affected cats. These findings were then compared with those previously reported

Pyogenic hepatic abscess. A 10-year population-based retrospective study.

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A 10-year retrospective survey was undertaken of patients with pyogenic hepatic abscesses (PHA). Fifty-two patients fulfilled the criteria of PHA, equivalent to a mean annual incidence of 11/1,000,000. The main symptom was fever. Laboratory tests were compatible with infection, slightly elevated

Hepatocellular carcinoma associated with liver abscess.

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Hepatitis B and hepatitis C are highly prevalent in Taiwan. Chronic hepatitis patients are at high risk of progression to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, HCC in association with liver abscess is very rare. Accordingly, this study analyzed the characteristics of HCC

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