Sandbox:YK
Liver abscess | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Risk factors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hematogenous | Biliary | Underlying lesions or anamolies | Other causes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portal vein Intra-abdominal infection Pyelophlebitis Abdominal abscess Amoebiasis Arterial ENT Oral cavity | Gall stones Obstructed bile duct Contiguous spread, ascending cholangitis Bile duct ischemia | Biliary cyst Hydatid cyst Cystadenoma Necrosis of a primary tumor Superinfection of a metastasis Caroli disease Biliary stricture Sclerosing cholangitis Ischemic cholangitis | Radiofrequency ablation / Chemoembolization in the presence of infected bile Pancreatoduodenectomy Liver transplantation Hepatic trauma ± arterial embolization | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||