MULTIPLE HEPATIC ABSCESSES FROM A RUPTURED GALLBLADDER EMPYEMA – A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
An unusual complication of gallbladder empyema is its rupture into the liver forming giant multiloculated pyogenic abscesses. This condition is rapidly fatal in diabetic and immunocompromised patients. We present a 79-year-old African American woman resident in New York City with a medical history...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Bulgarian Association of Young Surgeons
2016-08-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Surgery and Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.5455/ijsm.20150818032124 |