A case of liver abscess caused by appendicitis which was considered to be drained from hepatobronchial fistula

A case of liver abscess caused by appendicitis which was considered to be drained from hepatobronchial fistula

A 52-year-old man was referred to our hospital complaining of right lower abdominal pain. He was diagnosed with appendicitis complicated with a liver abscess and underwent an appendectomy. After antibiotic treatment following surgery, the liver abscess penetrated the right lung, which was considered...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nippon Shokakibyo Gakkai Zasshi 2017/06/05, Vol.114(6), pp.1015-1022
Hauptverfasser: MANABE, Shigeo, YASUOKA, Takayuki, ENDO, Yuki, USUI, Fumitaka, YAMAGUCHI, Taku, MATSUYAMA, Tatsuzo, HIRATA, Ikuhiro, TAKAHASHI, Shuji
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Sprache:jpn
Schlagworte:
Appendicitis - complications
Appendicitis - surgery
Bronchial Fistula - etiology
Bronchial Fistula - therapy
Drainage
Fistula - etiology
Fistula - therapy
Humans
Liver Abscess - etiology
Liver Abscess - therapy
Liver Diseases - etiology
Liver Diseases - therapy
Male
Middle Aged
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Zusammenfassung:A 52-year-old man was referred to our hospital complaining of right lower abdominal pain. He was diagnosed with appendicitis complicated with a liver abscess and underwent an appendectomy. After antibiotic treatment following surgery, the liver abscess penetrated the right lung, which was considered to be drained from a hepatobronchial fistula. Due to the effect of drainage, the liver abscess immediately improved and the patient was subsequently discharged.
ISSN:0446-6586
1349-7693
DOI:10.11405/nisshoshi.114.1015