Follow Pyogenic Liver Abscess With Colonoscopy
Douglas K. Rex, MD, FASGE reviewing Mohan BP, et al. Dig Liver Dis 2019 Oct 7.
Researchers examined results from 12 previous studies including a total of 18,607 patients with pyogenic liver abscess; the prevalence of colorectal cancer was 7.9% compared to a control group rate of 1.2%.
COMMENT
Although pyogenic liver abscess is not as prevalent here as it is in Asia, these data indicate that it is an
indication for colonoscopy.
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Douglas K. Rex, MD, FASGE
CITATION(S)
Mohan BP, Meyyur Aravamudan V, Khan SR, et al. Prevalence of colorectal cancer in cryptogenic pyogenic liver abscess patients. Do they need screening colonoscopy? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Dig Liver Dis 2019 Oct 7. (Epub ahead of print) (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2019.08.016)
