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Liver Abscess

Known as: abscesses hepatic, Hepatic Abscesses, Liver Abscesses 
A bacterial, parasitic, or fungal abscess that develops in the liver. It is usually the result of an abdominal infection, trauma, or surgery in the… 
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AbscessLiver diseases
Gastrointestinal systemHepatobiliary SystemIn BloodLiver

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Liver Abscess, Pyogenic

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Adverse effects of radiofrequency ablation of liver tumours in the Netherlands
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) is a new treatment for liver tumours. Complications encountered after RFA in the Netherlands were… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Grading system for inflammation in ulcerative colitis
Editor,—Geboes et al described a grading system for inflammation in ulcerative colitis and carried out rigorous assessment of the… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Preoperative chemoradiation for patients with pancreatic cancer: toxicity of endobiliary stents.
PURPOSE A recent multicenter study of preoperative chemoradiation and pancreaticoduodenectomy for localized pancreatic… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Antisense Inhibition of Expression of Cysteine Proteinases Affects Entamoeba histolytica-Induced Formation of Liver Abscess in Hamsters
ABSTRACT Trophozoites of virulent Entamoeba histolyticatransfected with the antisense gene encoding cysteine proteinase 5 (CP5… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Entamoeba histolytica Induces Host Cell Death in Amebic Liver Abscess by a Non-Fas-Dependent, Non-Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha-Dependent Pathway of Apoptosis
ABSTRACT Amebic liver abscess is characterized by extensive areas of dead hepatocytes that form cavities surrounded by a thin rim… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Role of the Entamoeba histolytica cysteine proteinase in amebic liver abscess formation in severe combined immunodeficient mice
Evidence from in vitro studies suggest that the Entamoeba histolytica cysteine proteinase plays a role in the tissue lysis and… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Evaluation of surgical procedures for cyanotic congenital heart disease by using MR imaging.
ECG-gated MR imaging has been shown to be effective for the diagnosis of congenital heart disease. In this study, we assessed its… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Percutaneous abscess drainage in Crohn's disease.
The effect of 18 percutaneous abscess drainage procedures on the clinical management of 10 patients with Crohn's disease was… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Patients treated for amebic liver abscess develop cell-mediated immune responses effective in vitro against Entamoeba histolytica.
We studied the afferent and efferent cell-mediated immune response in 15 patients treated for amebic liver abscess. Patients had… 
Review
1978
Review
1978
Pyogenic hepatic abscess in infancy and childhood.
Five cases of childhood pyogenic hepatic abscess at Milwaukee Children's Hospital and 61 cases in the literature were reviewed… 
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