Case List History Objectives Radiology Images Questions LIVER Case #1 - A 60 year old with one month of vague epigastric pain DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 6.) What is the treatment of pyogenic hepatic abscess? Treatment of hepatic pyogenic abscess: Antibiotics IV for 2 weeks and then orally for one month. Drainage Percutaneous drainage successful about 80% of the time Surgical drainage - transabdominal or transthoracic Resection for multiple abscesses confined to one lobe Treat primary pathology
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