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Multiple (43%) and single (32%) large liver abscesses, especially on the inferior surface of the liver (25%), were common in jaundiced patients with amoebic liver abscess, while size and number of abscesses were directly related to the raised serum bilirubin concentrations. Bromsulphalein excretion (BSP) was found to be significantly reduced (p less than 0.01) in patients with jaundice (60%). Retrograde injection of contrast media into the common bile duct during six necropsies showed compression by amoebic liver abscess on the hepatic ducts. The mortality (43%) and the complications were significantly higher (p less than 0.001) in patients with jaundice. 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