RT Book, Section A1 Doherty, Gerard M. SR Print(0) ID 58112238 T1 Hepatic Abscess T2 Quick Answers Surgery YR 2010 FD 2010 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN LK accesssurgery.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=58112238 RD 2024/10/03 AB • Etiologies include: -Benign or malignant obstruction with cholangitis-Extrahepatic abdominal sepsis-Trauma or surgery to right upper quadrant-Hepatic artery thrombosis or hepatic artery chemotherapy• Multifocal abscesses: Usually due to biliary obstruction and cholangitis• Unifocal abscess: Usually due to hematogenous spread from abdominal sepsis• Risk factors: -Metastatic cancer-Diabetes-Alcoholism• Mortality, 15%