ReviewAnnals of medicine and surgery (2012)2022
Efficacy of laparoscopic surgery in the treatment of hepatic abscess: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Review in Annals of medicine and surgery (2012), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07303829 (Laproscopic Managment of Pyogenic Liver Abscess), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers.
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Laproscopic Managment of Pyogenic Liver Abscess
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Complications following surgical management of a fish bone-related abscess in the liver.BMJ case reports · 2026Article
- Evolving management of pyogenic liver abscess: A narrative review of laparoscopic and open drainage approaches with contextual insights from Pakistan.Pakistan journal of medical sciences · 2026Review
- Giant pyogenic ruptured hepatic abscess causing intestinal occlusion resolved by a laparoscopic approach: a case report.Journal of surgical case reports · 2026Article
- Multiloculated Klebsiella liver abscess successfully treated with early laparoscopic drainage after failed percutaneous drainage: a case report.AME case reports · 2026Article
- Drainage of liver abscess guided by ultrasound combined with three-dimensional visualization technology and ICG fluorescence navigation technology: a case report.BMC surgery · 2025Article
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- An innovative surgical approach using the hepatic falciform ligament to repair bronchobiliary fistula after radiofrequency ablation: a case report.Translational cancer research · 2025Article
- Amebic liver abscess: An update.World journal of hepatology · 2024Review
- GiantBMJ case reports · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundLiver abscess is a common cause of intra-abdominal infection and its treatment depends on the presentation. Laparoscopy, in addition to its classic benefits, has particular advantages in the management of liver abscess but its role is not well defined and studies done in that field are heterogenous. The objective of this systematic review is to evaluate the efficacy of laparoscopic surgery in the management of liver abscess.
methodsWe realized a systematic review and meta-analysis including studies published in the 20 last years. The primary outcome was the pooled prevalence of recurrent or residual liver abscess after laparoscopic treatment.
resultsWe retrieved 190 studies regarding laparoscopic surgery in liver abscess and 17 studies were included in the quantitative and qualitative synthesis. A total of 608 patients was included and 299 of them (49.1%) were treated by laparoscopic surgery. The indications were mainly failure of first line treatment (antibiotic treatment and/or percutaneous drainage and/or needle aspiration) and ruptured multiloculated, or caudate lobe liver abscess. The surgical gesture performed was laparoscopic drainage in all studies. The post-operative rate of recurrent or residual liver abscess after treatment by laparoscopy was 4.22% (95% CI: 2.29-7.07).
conclusionsThis systematic review showed that laparoscopic drainage had a considerable place in the management. The post-operative rate of recurrence was low with no mortality suggesting that laparoscopy is safe and feasible for liver abscess management.
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