Amebic liver abscess rupturing into the lesser omentum space.
A case of an amebic abscess localized in the lesser omentum is reported. There was no sign of a liver abscess in the imaging examination or the operative findings. However, it is likely that the amebic infection occurred after a liver abscess ruptured into the abdominal cavity. Early diagnosis and therapy are required when an abscess of unknown origin borders the liver, given the possibility of amebic abscess.
Nushijima
Yoichiro
Y
Department of Surgery, Osaka Seamen's Insurance Hospital, 1-8-30 Chikkou, Minato-ku, Osaka, 552-0021, Japan.
Ishida
Hideyuki
H
Watanabe
Yasunori
Y
Nakaguchi
Kazunori
K
Nakanishi
Katsuaki
K
Hoshida
Yoshihiko
Y
Kabuto
Toshiyuki
T
D000818:Animals; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004748:Entamoeba histolytica / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008101:Liver Abscess, Amebic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009852:Omentum / Q000469:parasitology; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D010532:Peritoneal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous