Open AccessCurrent trends in the treatment of liver abscesses
Author(s) -
П. С. Бушланов,
Н. В. Мерзликин,
Е. В. Семичев,
В. Ф. Цхай
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
vestnik hirurgii im. i.i. grekova/vestnik hirurgii imeni i.i. grekova
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.136
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 2686-7370
pISSN - 0042-4625
DOI - 10.24884/0042-4625-2018-177-6-87-90
Subject(s) - etiology , medicine , liver abscess , conservative treatment , intensive care medicine , russian federation , general surgery , surgery , abscess , geography , regional science
The paper includes the statistics of liver abscesses, etiology and related features of the diseases. The most common methods of conservative and surgical treatment of liver abscesses, currently used in surgical clinics of the Russian Federation, are presented. A small historical excursus about the existed methods of treatment is given in the paper. A comparative analysis of the currently used methods, their advantages and disadvantages is carried out. Some possible criteria for a certain method of treatment of liver abscesses are listed as well.