title: Demonstration of a perihepatic abscess communicating with a fistula from the small bowel on hepatobiliary imaging.
abstract: Abscess formation after abdominal surgery is not an uncommon complication. It is much less common for a collection to be the result of a fistulous tract from the bowel. We describe a patient who underwent a Tc-99m hepatobiliary (Choletec) scan for the workup of a perihepatic abscess, which confirmed the presence of a fistulous tract from the small bowel to a perihepatic collection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nuclear Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11219, USA. gperry@optonline.net
authors.forename: Perry S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Gerard
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Graziano
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Finestone
authors.forename: Matthew D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Geller
authors.forename: Joel H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Horovitz
mesh_terms: D001658:Biliary Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging