title: Hepatic amebic abscess masquerading as acute cholecystitis.
abstract: Hepatobiliary scintigraphy has disclosed a host of intrahepatic and extrahepatic lesions which mimic gallbladder disease. Two cases of hepatic amebic abscess are reported in which the presentations masqueraded as acute cholecystitis. Correlative, noninvasive imaging rapidly diagnosed both cases and in 1 case identified a serious complication.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007098:Imino Acids; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D007098:Imino Acids; D015609:Organotechnetium Compounds; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid; D013667:Technetium; C003693:technetium Tc 99m PIPIDA