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Thursday, 8 August 2024

CASE 776: RUPTURED LEFT LIVER ABSCESS, Dr PHAN THANH HAI, Dr LE VAN TAI, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM.

A 52 year-old man with LUQ pain for 4 days in body bending walking. History noted he got liver abscess in one year before which was successfully in medical management.

Ultrasound detected a left liver abscess with fluid collection close by the inferior border of the left lobe of liver.













Chest X-Ray film was normal and the heart was nothing abnormal detected.


MSCT confirmed a 104× 56 mm left liver abscess in rupture with abdominal fluid collection close by the left lobe, the stomach and the spleen.




The left liver abscess was drained out  4 hours
 later by via endoscopic surgery.



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