[Selective abdominal arteriography in the diagnosis of amebic liver abscess]

Angiographic findings in 8 patients with final diagnosis of amebic hepatic abscess are presented. Avascular areas were found in 8 patients, arterial desplacement in 6, arterial stretching in 6, increased hepatic artery caliber in 2 and hypervascular periabscess zones in 3. Specificity of these findings is discussed.