[Liver abscesses of the right hepatic lobe after cholecystectomy]

The authors discuss the results of the diagnosis and treatment of abscesses of the right hepatic lobe which were consequent upon ischemic necrosis; they were encountered after cholecystectomy in 0.15% of cases. Ultrasonography and angiography are the main diagnostic methods suggested. The optimal results of treatment were produces in combination of percutaneous drainage and puncture of the destruction cavities under control of ultrasonography and endovascular regional infusion therapy.