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Thursday 8 August 2024

CASE 776: RUPTURED LEFT LIVER ABSCESS, Dr PHAN THANH HAI, Dr LE VAN TAI, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC, VIETNAM.

A 52 year-old man with LUQ pain for 4 days in body bending walking. History noted he got liver abscess in one year before which was successfully in medical management.

Ultrasound detected a left liver abscess with fluid collection close by the inferior border of the left lobe of liver.













Chest Xray film was normal and the heart was nothing abnormal detected.


MSCT confirmed a 104× 56 mm left liver abscess in rupture with abdominal fluid collection close by the left lobe, the stomach and the spleen.




The left liver abscess was drained out  4 hours
 later by via endoscopic surgery.



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