Ruptured Gas-forming Pyogenic Liver Abscess into the Peritoneal Cavity Treated Successfully with Medical Treatment
Gas-forming pyogenic liver abscess (GFPLA) is very rare and has a very high mortality in case of rupture into the abdominal cavity, which usually require surgical treatment. We experienced a case of a ruptured GFPLA due to Klebsiella pneumoniae complicated with peritonitis and sepsis in a 68-year-ol...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Jin Publishing & Printing Co.
2018-01-01
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| Series: | The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.kjg.or.kr/journal/view.html?doi=10.4166/kjg.2018.71.1.45 |