Laparoscopy may have a role in the drainage of liver abscess: Early experience at Owerri, Nigeria.

Background: Image-guided percutaneous drainage with antimicrobial agents is the standard modality of treatment of liver abscess. Open surgical drainage, and lately laparoscopic drainage becomes useful in selected patients. Nigeria is awakening late to the laparoscopic surgery revolution.

First 100 laparoscopic surgeries in a predominantly rural Nigerian population: a template for future growth.

Background: Minimal access surgery has revolutionized surgery practice. Its proven advantages, such as reduced postoperative pain, early return to unrestricted activities, and better cosmesis, have become important drivers for its rapid development. In sub-Saharan Africa this development has been slow.