Abstract

BERDEJO, J.C; TROCHE, Magdalena  and  ARREDONDO, Juan. TRATAMIENTO DEL ABSCESO HEPATICO. EXPERIENCIA EN EL HOSPITAL NACIONAL DE ITAUGUA: TREATMENT OF HEPATIC ABSCESS. THE EXPERIENCE AT THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL OF ITAUGUA. Rev. Cir. Parag. [online]. 2014, vol.38, n.2, pp.22-25. ISSN 2307-0420.

SUMMARY Introduction: The introduction of antibiotics and the development of imaging techniques (ultrasound and CT) have improved the diagnostic efficacy and facilitated percutaneous drainage of abscesses. A study of clinical, therapeutic and evolutionary aspects is performed. Percutaneous techniques, aspiration and drainage catheter been relegated to the background surgical drainage as the main form of treatment. Objective: To learn more about the current status of this disease process, studying the different clinical, therapeutic and evolutionary aspects in the National Hospital of Itaugua in three years. Methods: Descriptive - retrospective, based on review of medical records of patients diagnosed with AH between January 2011 to June 2014. Results: Of 58 clinical histories. The average age was between 41-50 years (43.1%), and 55% were male. The diagnosis was mainly ultrasound (97.8%), single (73%) abscess located in the right lobe (77%). Thirty-nine patients (67.2%) underwent surgery, diesinueve patients (32.7%) received percutaneous drainage. Conclusion: The liver abscess is an acute disease of middle age, frequent in males, the current treatment is percutaneous drainage

Keywords : liver abscess; percutaneous drainage.

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