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Signalment, clinical signs, medical therapy, surgical treatment, and postoperative outcome was obtained from medical records. Long\u2010term outcome was recorded when possible. Median survival time was assessed using the Kaplan\u2013Meier product\u2010limit method.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Peritoneal effusion was documented in 32\/38 dogs preoperatively, with septic peritonitis confirmed in 21\/23 samples. Liver lobectomy was the most common surgery (27 dogs). A single organism was cultured in 24\/35 dogs, most commonly<jats:italic>Escherichia coli<\/jats:italic>. Hepatic neoplasia was identified in 11\/36 dogs. Dogs were hospitalized for a median of 5\u2009days (range, 3\u201017) with complications recorded in 21 dogs (regurgitation, aspiration pneumonia, and pancreatitis most commonly). Two dogs died intraoperatively, and 6 dogs died prior to discharge. Median survival time for dogs surviving to discharge was 638\u2009days. Of these, 19 were lost to follow up a median of 301 (range, 3\u20101418) days postoperatively and 11 died a median of 291 (range, 7\u20101292) days postoperatively. No abscess recurrence was noted.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Septic peritonitis was a common sequela to hepatic abscessation. Perioperative complications were recorded in approximately one\u2010third of dogs. 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