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. 2010 Dec 27;2(12):395–401. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v2.i12.395

Table 1.

Origin of pyogenic liver abscess

No. Origin n (%)
1 Biliary calculi 45 (26.62)
2 Biliary ascariasis 30 (17.75)
3 Cholecystitis/cholangitis 33 (19.52)
4 General sepsis/hematogenous seeding 19 (11.24)
5 Pancreatitis 11 (7.00)
6 Portal vein sepsis 6 (3.82)
7 Recent gastric or duodenal surgery 3 (1.91)
8 Cryptogenic 22 (13.01)
Total 169 (100)