title: Abscess formation of the round ligament of the liver: report of a case.
abstract: Abscess formation of the round ligament of the liver is very rare. We report a case of a 70-year-old female with abscess of the round ligament after an endoscopic papillotomy for choledocholithiasis. On the 21st day following papillotomy, abscess formation of the round ligament was found by ultrasonographic examination. Surgical treatment was performed because conservative therapy was not effective. The purulent fluid and necrotic tissue at the round ligament were completely removed. Cultures obtained from the abscess grew Staphylococcus epidermidis, but the mechanism of abscess formation in this case remains unclear.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Okayama Red Cross Hospital, Okayama 700-8607, Japan. jcb01512@nifty.com
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsukuda
authors.forename: Shiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Furutani
authors.forename: Saki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakahara
authors.forename: Akihiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tada
authors.forename: Keitaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: Shoji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: Ryuji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsuji
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D042883:Choledocholithiasis / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography