title: Amebic liver abscess rupturing into the lesser omentum space.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Osaka Seamen's Insurance Hospital, 1-8-30 Chikkou, Minato-ku, Osaka, 552-0021, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoichiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nushijima
authors.forename: Hideyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishida
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakaguchi
authors.forename: Katsuaki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakanishi
authors.forename: Yoshihiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hoshida
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kabuto
mesh_terms: 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