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Abstract

Liver abscess could be amoebic, pyogenic, infected hydated, traumatic or ascaridal. Amoebic liver abscess follows 1-2months after amoebic dysentery due to invasion of liver by Entamoeba Histolytica via portal circulation. The study was taken by considering the following aims and objectives: Evaluation of clinical symptoms and signs of liver abscess. To evaluate the best modality of management of liver abscess. To evaluate the common microbiological organism responsible for liver abscess. Evaluation of mortality of liver abscess and its survival rate. This study was carried out in the Department of Surgery, G.R. Medical College and J.A. Group of Hospitals, Gwalior between July 2006 to October 2007. Total of 73 cases of liver abscess were included in the study. From our study of liver abscess, it was concluded that if the diagnosis of the liver abscess was made early, the survival of patients was good. The modern day ultrasound and other non-invasive imaging techniques had greatly revolutionized the diagnosis of the liver abscess. Out of the different treatment modalities for the liver abscesses, the main stay of treatment in both amoebic and pyogenic liver abscesses was antibiotics with USG guided percutaneous needle aspiration. If abscess cavity was larger and filling repeatedly, continuous drainage of liver abscess with Pig tail catheter along with antibiotics was required. In very few patients where aspiration could not be possible due to thick pus, septed cavity of abscess, and loculated abscess or there was rupture of abscess in any