Endoscopic transcystic stent placement for an intrahepatic abscess due to gallbladder perforation.
Perforation of the gallbladder with cholecystohepatic communication is a rare cause of liver abscess. Because it is a rare entity, the treatment modality has not been fully established. We report for the first time a patient with an intrahepatic abscess due to gallbladder perforation successfully treated by endoscopic stent placement into the gallbladder who had a poor response to continuous percutaneous drainage.
Kang
Myung Soo
MS
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soon Chun Hyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, Korea.
Park
Do Hyun
DH
Kwon
Ki Du
KD
Park
Jeong Hoon
JH
Lee
Suck Ho
SH
Kim
Hong Soo
HS
Park
Sang Heum
SH
Kim
Sun Joo
SJ
D000368:Aged; D002758:Cholangiography; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005705:Gallbladder Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents