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Asymptomatic Liver Abscesses Mimicking Metastases in Patients after Whipple Surgery: Infectious Complications following Percutaneous Biopsy—A Report of Two Cases

Authors :
Kan K. Zhang
Majid Mayody
Rajesh P. Shah
Efsevia Vakiani
George I. Getrajdman
Lynn A. Brody
Stephen B. Solomon
Source :
Case Reports in Hepatology, Vol 2012 (2012)
Publication Year :
2012
Publisher :
Hindawi Limited, 2012.

Abstract

We present two cases of hepatic abscesses that mimicked metastases in patients having undergone Whipple surgery. Both patients had similar imaging features on computed tomographic (CT) scan and ultrasound, and at the time of referral for biopsy neither patient was clinically suspected to have liver abscess. Both patients underwent biopsy of liver lesions and developed postprocedural infectious complications.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20906587 and 20906595
Volume :
2012
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Case Reports in Hepatology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.14163c767074b3a8812f1e6a2150abe
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/817314