Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) in nonamebic liver abscesses.
Two cases of liver abscess are reported in whom the diagnosis was suggested by a combination of liver scanning, ultrasonography, arteriography, and liver biopsy. The diagnosis was confirmed by ERC which showed intrahepatic extravasation of contrast from the biliary tree, a characteristic of liver abscess. The value of ERC in the search for an underlying cause as well as in delineating certain features of the absceses is shown.
D000293:Adolescent; D001706:Biopsy; D002445:Celiac Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002758:Cholangiography; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography