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==Classification== | ==Classification== | ||
Pyogenic liver abscess may be classified according to international classification of diseases-10 (ICD-10) into K75.0.<ref name=abscess>http://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/K00-K95/K70-K77/K75-/K75.0 Accessed on February 22, 2017</ref>. | |||
==Pathophysiology== | ==Pathophysiology== | ||
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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
Hippocrates described pyogenic liver abscess based on the type of fluid recovered from abscess. In 1938, Ocshner and colleagues reported that the major causal factors leading to hepatic abscess were appendicitis and amoebiasis.[1]
Classification
Pyogenic liver abscess may be classified according to international classification of diseases-10 (ICD-10) into K75.0.[2].
Pathophysiology
Causes
Differential Diagnosis
Risk Factors
Screening
Natural History, Complications and Prognosis
References
- ↑ Huang CJ, Pitt HA, Lipsett PA, Osterman FA, Lillemoe KD, Cameron JL; et al. (1996). "Pyogenic hepatic abscess. Changing trends over 42 years". Ann Surg. 223 (5): 600–7, discussion 607-9. PMC 1235191. PMID 8651751.
- ↑ http://www.icd10data.com/ICD10CM/Codes/K00-K95/K70-K77/K75-/K75.0 Accessed on February 22, 2017