Unretrieved gallstones presenting as a Streptococcus bovis liver abscess.
We describe a case of a delayed liver abscess presenting two years after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. At exploration, the patient was found to have an unretrieved gallstone as the nidus for the Streptococcus bovis abscess.
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Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein Medical Center and Temple University Health Science Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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D000368:Aged; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D017081:Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D042882:Gallstones / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016985:Streptococcus bovis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013997:Time Factors