Author(s)

Abdoulaye Diarra^1*, Koniba Keita¹, Amadou Traore¹, Assitan Koné¹, Madiassa Konate¹, Idrissa Tounkara¹, Mamadou A. Keita¹, Issa Traore¹, Modibo Togola², Fadima K. Tall², Daouda Diallo², Moustaph Issa Magane², Deborah Sanra Sanogo³, Aboubacar Koné¹, Ibrahim Diakite¹, Alhassane Traore¹, Adégné Togo¹

¹General Surgery Department, Kati, Mali.
²Anesthesia Service and Resuscitation Department, Kati, Mali.
³Gastroenterology Department, Kati, Mali.

The objectives were to determine the frequency of hepatic abscess, and to describe the clinical and para-clinical aspects and the therapeutic modalities. Method and material: This is a prospective study covering 24 months (January 2016-December 2017). Results: This was a prospective study of 30 cases of liver abscess, ranging from January 2016 to December 2017, a period of 12 months. Inclusion criteria: What were included in this study were all patients hospitalized and treated for liver abscess. Criteria for non-inclusion: Abscess cases have not been treated in the service. The sex ratio was 2.3 and the average age was 35 years old. The main clinical signs were: fever (56.7%), hepatitis (73.3%) and hepatomegaly (26.7%). Hepatic collections objected to abdominal ultrasonography were localized in the right lobe in 70%. Surgical treatment was performed in 10% of cases. Medical treatment alone was performed in the majority of cases (56.7%); eclocated puncture was required in 10 cases (33.3%). The follow-up was simple in all our patients and we did not register deaths; the average duration of treatment was 5 days. Conclusion: Topical pathology in surgical practice in our country, liver abscess is common in our department; medical treatment is curative in the absence of complications.

Abscess, Liver, Mali

Diarra, A. , Keita, K. , Traore, A. , Koné, A. , Konate, M. , Tounkara, I. , A. Keita, M. , Traore, I. , Togola, M. , K. Tall, F. , Diallo, D. , Issa Magane, M. , Sanra Sanogo, D. , Koné, A. , Diakite, I. , Traore, A. and Togo, A. (2018) Liver Abscesses: What Diagnostics and Therapeutics in the Kati Reference Health Center (Mali)?. Surgical Science, 9, 344-350. doi: 10.4236/ss.2018.99041.