"Liver Abscess" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Solitary or multiple collections of PUS within the liver as a result of infection by bacteria, protozoa, or other agents.
| Descriptor ID |
D008100
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C01.539.830.025.020.455 C06.552.597
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| Concept/Terms |
Liver Abscess- Liver Abscess
- Abscess, Liver
- Abscesses, Liver
- Liver Abscesses
- Abscess, Hepatic
- Abscesses, Hepatic
- Hepatic Abscess
- Hepatic Abscesses
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Liver Abscess" by people in Profiles.
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Hepatic Abscess after Liver-Directed Therapy. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2023 07; 34(7):1285-1286.
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Risk Factors for Abscess Development Following Percutaneous Microwave Ablation Therapy of Hepatic Tumors. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2023 Jun; 46(6):726-736.
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A Lethal Complication of Transarterial Chemoembolization: Severe Liver Necrosis and Abscesses. J Emerg Med. 2017 05; 52(5):e195-e196.
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Role of diffusion-weighted MRI in differentiation of hepatic abscesses from non-infected fluid collections. Clin Radiol. 2014 Jul; 69(7):687-94.
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Combined liver-kidney transplantation complicated by intraoperative discovery of a bronchobiliary fistula. Transplant Proc. 2010 Sep; 42(7):2800-3.
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Giant necrotizing abscess of a liver transplant after gunshot injury. Transplantation. 2007 Nov 27; 84(10):1373-4.
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Sequential intravenous/oral antibiotic vs. continuous intravenous antibiotic in the treatment of pyogenic liver abscess. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2002 Jun; 16(6):1083-90.
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Liver transplantation as definitive therapy for complications after arterial embolization for hepatic manifestations of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia. Liver Transpl Surg. 1998 Nov; 4(6):483-90.
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Candida (Torulopsis glabrata) liver abscesses eight years after orthotopic liver transplantation. J Clin Gastroenterol. 1997 Apr; 24(3):176-9.
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Hepatic abscess resulting from gastric perforation of a foreign object. Am J Emerg Med. 1990 Jul; 8(4):323-5.