Liver abscesses with pyopericardium: Laparoscopic management in a preterm neonate

We report a 28-day-old neonate presenting with signs of fever, abdominal distension, and refusal to feed. The baby was diagnosed to have multiple liver abscesses which ruptured and a tract lead to the pericardium resulting in a pyo-pericardium. Laparoscopic drainage of the abscess cavities and the p...

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Main Authors: Ravishankaran Praveen, Rajamani G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
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Online Access:http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2010;volume=15;issue=2;spage=72;epage=73;aulast=Ravishankaran