1976•British journal of surgeryRequires access
The clinical presentation of pyogenic liver abscess
A E Young
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Abstract
The high mortality rate from pyogenic liver abscess is contributed to by delay in diagnosis. The widespread availability of radio-isotope liver scanning facilitates diagnosis once a hepatic abscess is suspected. This retrospective study identifies diagnostic features present at the time of admission to hospital in 28 patients who were subsequently found to have a hepatic abscess.