The clinical significance of gas-containing liver abscesses converting from total gas content to gas and fluid content: A case report

P. C. Huang, Y. C. Cheung, S. C. Chan, H. F. Wong, Yung Liang Wan*

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Abstract

The first case of gas-containing liver abscesses converting from total gas content to gas and fluid content is reported, and the clinical significance of such a conversion is emphasised. A 58-year-old diabetic woman suffered from fever and chill due to totally gas-containing liver abscesses shown by computerised tomography (CT). The patient did not recover despite ultrasound-guided aspiration of the abscess. CT carried out 2 weeks later revealed that the initial totally gas-containing liver abscesses converted to ones with gas and fluid content. The patient recovered after CT-guided drainage of the abscesses.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)37-39
Number of pages3
JournalInternational Journal of Clinical Practice
Volume59
Issue numberSUPPL. 147
DOIs
StatePublished - 04 2005

Keywords

  • Computerised tomography
  • Gas-containing abscess
  • Infection
  • Liver

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