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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 +5 more
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La Revue de medecine interne, 2016 Liver abscess is a rare and severe infection. Incidence increases because of aging of population, advances in liver and biliary surgery including liver transplantation, and immunodeficiency factors. Diagnosis depends mainly on imaging and needle aspiration for microbiological identification.
Rossi G. +8 more
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A case of ruptured liver abscess manifesting with intestinal obstruction
Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2014 Liver abscess manifests with various clinical features. Features include vague abdominal pain, bowel disturbances, jaundice, and rarely abdominal swelling. The sheer plethora of the manifestations can confuse an unwary surgeon.
P Sudarshan +3 more
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Fusobacterium Liver Abscess [PDF]
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2013 <i>Fusobacterium</i> is well characterized as an oropharyngeal pathogen that may induce a septic thrombophlebitis by direct extension of abscess into an adjacent neck vessel (Lemierre's syndrome); its potential for visceral abscess formation, however, remains under-recognized.
Ben D. Buelow +2 more
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Pyogenic liver abscess mimicking pleural effusion
South African Family Practice, 2012 Pyogenic liver abscess is a major visceral abscess that may pose a diagnostic dilemma in a febrile child with prominent extra-abdominal symptoms. We present a case of a well-nourished, immunocompetent four-year-old girl who had none of the common ...
M. Abiodun, W. Osarogiagbon, O. Oviawe
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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 +5 more
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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 +11 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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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 +8 more
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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 +4 more
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