[Amebiasis as surgical emergency].

Report of 2 cases of systemic complications many years after inappercept infection with amoeba histolytica. Amoebiasis being a rare affection in Switzerland, diagnosis was missed and not revealed till operation. One case with multiple liver abscesses, healed after drainage and chemotherapy with metronidazol and dehydroemetine. In the other case with colonic perforation and multiple liver abscesses combined surgical and drug therapy failed, the patient died in hepatotoxic coma. Short cut of clinics and therapy in amoebiasis, pointing out that surgery is reserved for the complications as great liver abscess, colonic perforation or fistula between abdominal and pleural cavity.