Hepatic abscess in a pre-existed simple hepatic cyst as a late complication of sigmoid colon ruptured diverticula: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Hepatic abscesses have been reported as a rare complication of diverticulitis of the bowel. This complication is recognized more commonly at the time of the diagnosis of diverticulitis, or ruptured diverticula, but also can be diag...

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Main Authors: Chatzipetrou Maria, Avgerinos Efthimios, Christianakis Efstratios, Barmparas Galinos, Pashalidis Nikolaos, Stathoulopoulos Athanasios, Tsatsoulis Panayiotis, Smailis Dimitrios, Filippou Dimitrios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-03-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/2/1/83