Pyogenic liver abscess. Diagnostic and therapeutic approach: a case report.

Acta Chir Belg

Department of Surgery, C.H.U. Liège, Belgium.

Published: January 1994

We report a case of liver abscess secondary to an asymptomatic, subacute appendicitis in a 51-year-old man. The general condition of the patient was altered but there were no gastrointestinal signs. Treatment consisted in broad-spectrum antibiotics, followed by surgical drainage of the abscess and appendicectomy.

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