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*[[Abscesses]] of [[liver]] are described since the time of Hippocrates.<ref name="pmid21938200">{{cite journal| author=Kawoosa NU, Bashir A, Rashid B| title=Spontaneous cutaneous rupture of a pyogenic liver abscess. | journal=Indian J Surg | year= 2010 | volume= 72 | issue= 4 | pages= 339-42 | pmid=21938200 | doi=10.1007/s12262-010-0131-3 | pmc=3002775 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=21938200 }} </ref> | |||
* In 1938, Ochsner’s classic review heralded surgical drainage as the definitive therapy. | |||
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Overview
Historical Perspective
- Abscesses of liver are described since the time of Hippocrates.[1]
- In 1938, Ochsner’s classic review heralded surgical drainage as the definitive therapy.
References
- ↑ Kawoosa NU, Bashir A, Rashid B (2010). "Spontaneous cutaneous rupture of a pyogenic liver abscess". Indian J Surg. 72 (4): 339–42. doi:10.1007/s12262-010-0131-3. PMC 3002775. PMID 21938200.