Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of a fungal liver abscess using a lumen-apposing metal stent: case report and literature review
Liver abscesses are rare entities for which percutaneous drainage is traditionally employed. The technique is simple, but associated with a significant rate of side effects and patient discomfort. We herein report a case of fungal left liver lobe abscess that was successfully treated by using EUS-gu...
Main Authors: | Molinario Felice, Rimbaş Mihai, Pirozzi Giuseppe Alessandro, Rizzatti Gianenrico, Spera Gianluca, Costamagna Guido, Larghi Alberto |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2021-03-01
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Series: | Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2020-0035 |
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