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. 2020 Jun 26;12(3):225-231.
doi: 10.1136/flgastro-2019-101240. eCollection 2021.

How to manage: liver abscess

Maria Camila Trillos-Almanza #  1 , Juan Carlos Restrepo Gutierrez #  2
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How to manage: liver abscess

Maria Camila Trillos-Almanza et al. Frontline Gastroenterol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: hepatic surgery; liver; liver imaging.

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Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
Computed axial tomography of a pyogenic liver abscess with hydro-air levels by gram-negative bacteria.
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Figure 2
Pyogenic liver abscess treatment approach.
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Figure 3
Computed axial tomography of an amoebic liver abscess.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Amoebic liver abscess treatment approach.
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