[Puncture method of treating amebic abscesses of the liver].

In surgical treatment of hepatic amebic abscesses by means of extensive dissection and drainage the postoperative lethality remains high. The literature data and the author's own observations on 30 patients, who underwent puncture of amebic abscess of the liver together with specific and antibacterial therapy, which resulted in their recovery, permit to consider paracentensis as a method of choice, when there are no complications, such as a purulent discharge into the adjoining organs and tissues, which calls for surgical intervention.