Successful Medical Treatment for Peritonitis Resulting from a Large Pyogenic Liver Abscess Rupture

Successful Medical Treatment for Peritonitis Resulting from a Large Pyogenic Liver Abscess Rupture

The rupture of a pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) with peritonitis is a rare occurrence but a surgical emergency with a high mortality rate in the case of gas-forming PLA. Rare cases of ruptured PLA that recovered completely with only medical treatment have been reported. This paper reports a case of a...

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Main Authors: Hee Jun Myung, Soo Hyung Ryu, Chung Hao Liu, Jung Hoon Yoo, Seo Hyun Kim, Seung Hyuk Kim, Won Eui Yoon, Tae Young Park, Jeong Seop Moon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Jin Publishing & Printing Co. 2021-04-01
Series:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology
Subjects:
liver abscess
pyogenic
rupture
peritonitis
klebsiella pneumoniae
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