Liver abscess Historical Perspective
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Yamuna Kondapally, M.B.B.S[2]
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.