title: Hepatic abscess due to transhepatic biliary endoprosthesis placement.
abstract: The authors present a patient with malignant biliary obstruction due to carcinoma of the pancreas, who developed a large pyogenic hepatic abscess after placement of a transhepatic biliary endoprosthesis. The hepatic abscess was suggested by the finding of a gas-filled defect in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen on chest x-ray and confirmed by computerized tomography of the abdomen.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Simmons
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Moseberry
mesh_terms: D002779:Cholestasis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000009:adverse effects