Gall bladder carcinoma presenting as liver abscess.
Perforation of malignant gall bladder resulting in liver abscess and presenting as pyrexia of unknown origin is rare. We report a patient who was diagnosed at surgery, which was undertaken with a diagnosis of liver abscess on CT scan.
Singla
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Department of Surgery, PGIMS, Rohtak.
Garg
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Tahlan
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D000368:Aged; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005335:Fever of Unknown Origin / Q000209:etiology; D005706:Gallbladder Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed