Abstract |
A 59-yr-old man developed multiple hepatic abscesses following an episode of diverticulitis. A percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (PTC) showed changes typical of sclerosing cholangitis complicated by multiple hepatic abscesses. No biliary tract stones were seen either on ultrasound or PTC. A single drain left in the right biliary tree and a course of intravenous antibiotics resulted in complete normalization within 14 days of the previously involved biliary tree.
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Authors | A H Steinhart, M Simons, R Stone, J Heathcote |
Journal | The American journal of gastroenterology
(Am J Gastroenterol)
Vol. 85
Issue 3
Pg. 306-8
(Mar 1990)
ISSN: 0002-9270 [Print] United States |
PMID | 2309682
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Bacteroides Infections
(diagnosis)
- Cholangiography
- Cholangitis, Sclerosing
(complications, diagnostic imaging)
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Drainage
(methods)
- Humans
- Liver Abscess
(diagnostic imaging, etiology, therapy)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Streptococcal Infections
(diagnosis)
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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