[Not Available]. / L'ascesso epatico da Salmonella typhi: diagnosi e management mediante aspirazione percutanea eco-guidata.

Authors describe three cases of liver abscesses due to Salmonella typhi (2 solitary, 1 with double localization in the right lobe) in which specific diagnosis was based on US examination with aspiration and culture of the pus. In all cases cultures of biologic fluids were negative; Widal test became significantly positive only in one patient 15 days after discharge. Percutaneous drainage was performed under US guidance; only in one case a second aspiration was needed three days after the first one. Fever disappeared within 48-72 hours after abscess's drainage. Complications and side-effects were never observed.