Subphrenic abscess following percutaneous liver needle biopsy.
A 65-yr-old diabetic woman had air in the bile ducts after a choledochoduodenostomy. Following a liver needle biopsy (LNB) she developed a subphrenic abscess with an air-fluid level. Presence of air in the bile ducts in a diabetic patient is a predisposing factor for infection and a contraindication for LNB.
D000368:Aged; D000388:Air; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002765:Cholecystography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000209:etiology; D013369:Subphrenic Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*