Clinical Study
Are Pyogenic Liver Abscesses Still a Surgical Concern? A Western Experience
Table 4
The origin of liver abscesses.
| Etiology | Percentage (%) | Benign lesions | Underlying cancer |
| Biliary | 45.60% | 12.6% cholecystitis 12.6% dysfunctional hepaticojejunostomy | 4.8% | Portal | 25.20% | 14.5% colic diverticulitis | 2.8% | Arterial | 5.80% | dental abscesses | | Cryptogenic | 18.40% | | |
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