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Management of Liver Abscesses at a Teaching Hospital in Rural Haryana- A Prospective Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2021
Introduction: With the rise of change in imaging modalities like Computed Tomography (CT) scan or Ultrasonography (USG) the treatment of liver abscess has changed leading to reduction in morbidity and mortality.
Pratul Arora, Pawan Tiwari, Prem Narayan Agarwal, Priti Agarwal, Akhil Kumar Kainth, Dev Yadav   +5 more
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Endosonography-Guided Caudate Lobe Liver Abscess Drainage: A Case and Review of Methods

Journal of Digestive Endoscopy, 2022
There are only 11 cases of caudate lobe liver abscess drainage described in the published literature. We present a case of liver abscess drainage done by endosonography (EUS) and review of various EUS-guided liver abscess drainage techniques and ...
Shankar Zanwar, Amit Agrawal
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Current Status of Amebic Liver Abscess in Korea Comparing with Pyogenic Liver Abscess

The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2020
Background/Aims: With the improvement of hygiene, the incidence of amebic liver abscess is decreasing in South Korea. On the other hand, there is little data on the status of amebic liver abscess compared to pyogenic liver abscess.
Eunju Kim, Dong-Hee Park, Kyung-Joong Kim, Tae Oh Kim, Seung Ha Park, Jongha Park, Joon Hyuk Choi, Jin Lee, Yong Eun Park, Eun Hye Oh, Jun Seong Hwang, Nae-Yun Heo   +11 more
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Klebsiella invasive liver abscess syndrome presenting with a central nervous system manifestation secondary to latent cholecystitis: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Brain abscess is a life-threatening event. Moreover, when Klebsiella pneumoniae is the cause, rapid diagnosis and appropriate treatment are required. Klebsiella invasive liver abscess syndrome, a bloodstream metastatic infection of potentially
Osamu Kinoshita, Takanari Okamoto, Takayuki Ota, Shun Takayama, Yuta Oi, Sachie Tanaka, Ichita Taniyama, Kei Naito, Yasuo Inoue   +8 more
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The impact of liver abscess formation on prognosis of patients with malignant liver tumors after transarterial chemoembolization

Frontiers in Oncology, 2023
PurposeLiver abscess is a rare and serious complication after transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) for liver cancer; however, its impact on the prognosis is unclear.
Yunan Wang, Zhihui Chang, Jiahe Zheng, Zhaoyu Liu, Jun Zhang   +4 more
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Therapy of Liver Abscesses [PDF]

Visceral Medicine, 2014
<b><i>Background:</i></b> Liver abscess (LA) is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening disease with significant morbidity and mortality. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> This review comprehensively describes epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of LA, with a strong focus on antimicrobial ...
Lübbert, Christoph, Wiegand, Johannes, Karlas, Thomas   +2 more
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Liver abscess caused by fish bone perforation of Meckel’s diverticulum: a case report

BMC Surgery, 2020
Background Liver abscess due to gastrointestinal perforation by foreign bodies is rare. Furthermore, there are few case reports of liver abscess via the portal vein caused by perforation of the lower gastrointestinal tract by a foreign body.
Seiji Natsuki, Yasuhito Iseki, Hishashi Nagahara, Tatsunari Fukuoka, Masatsune Shibutani, Masaichi Ohira   +5 more
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Complication of Amebic Liver Abscess: Biliary Fistula [PDF]

Kosin Medical Journal, 2015
In amebic liver abscess, communication between liver abscess and intrahepatic bile ducts is an uncommon cause of bile leak. This condition can be treated surgically or endoscopically.
Han Wook Chung, Song Ee Park, Hyun Jeong Park, Jae-Cheol Kwon, Hyung Joon Kim   +4 more
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Diagnostic difficulty of liver lesion

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2016
Liver abscess is mostly either pyogenic or amebic. Fungal and mycobacterial liver abscesses are rare and mostly associated with immunosuppression. The occurrence of fungal liver abscess with hydatid cyst was never reported previously.
Jayabal Pandiaraja
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Liver abscess in children: A 10-year single centre experience

The Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology, 2011
Background/Aim: Although liver abscess is more prevalent in developing countries than in developed countries, there is scant data about the characteristics of pediatric liver abscess in our region.
Roohollah Salahi, Seyed M Dehghani, Heshmatollah Salahi, Ali Bahador, Hamid R Abbasy, Fatemeh Salahi   +5 more
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