title: Multiple hepatic abscesses: cholangiographic changes simulating sclerosing cholangitis and resolution after percutaneous drainage.
abstract: A 59-yr-old man developed multiple hepatic abscesses following an episode of diverticulitis. A percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (PTC) showed changes typical of sclerosing cholangitis complicated by multiple hepatic abscesses. No biliary tract stones were seen either on ultrasound or PTC. A single drain left in the right biliary tree and a course of intravenous antibiotics resulted in complete normalization within 14 days of the previously involved biliary tree.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Steinhart
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Simons
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heathcote
mesh_terms: D001442:Bacteroides Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D002758:Cholangiography; D015209:Cholangitis, Sclerosing / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed