Amebic liver abscess rupturing into the lesser omentum space

J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Surg. 2006;13(3):252-5. doi: 10.1007/s00534-005-1044-6.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Entamoeba histolytica / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Liver Abscess, Amebic / complications*
  • Liver Abscess, Amebic / diagnosis*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Omentum* / parasitology
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Peritoneal Diseases / complications*
  • Peritoneal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Rupture, Spontaneous