title: A case of hepatocolic fistula after percutaneous drainage for a gas-containing pyogenic liver abscess.
abstract: We describe a rare case of gas-containing pyogenic liver abscess which penetrated the adjacent colon, forming a hepatocolic fistula, after percutaneous transhepatic abscess drainage (PTAD) had been performed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of hepatocolic fistula associated with a gas-forming liver abscess in a diabetic patient, with radiological and surgical confirmation of the fistula.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsuyama
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mashima
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Imoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hidaka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hisatsugu
mesh_terms: D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D004322:Drainage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D005402:Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D005740:Gases; D006801:Humans; D007412:Intestinal Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D005740:Gases