Clinical, Laboratory, and Management Profile in Patients of Liver Abscess from Northern India

Table 3

Ultrasonography abdomen findings for liver abscess: right lobe solitary abscess was the most common pattern. Segments 7 and 6 were the most common sites of abscess. Associated typhlitis, an uncommon finding with ALA, was present in only 6% patients.

	Parameters	Percentage (=n)
Lobe	Right	71% (142)
	Left	17.5% (35)
	Bilateral	11.5% (23)
Number	Solitary	65% (130)
	Few (≤3)	11% (22)
	Multiple (>3)	23.5% (47)
Typhlitis		6% (12)
Mean abscess vol. ± SD		270 ± 205 cc
Segment involved	VII	35% (70)
	VI	25% (50)
	VIII	10% (20)
	V	10% (20)
	IV	10% (20)
	Rest	10% (20)