Hepatoduodenal fistula: A rare complication of liver abscess

Hepatoduodenal fistula: A rare complication of liver abscess

Common complications of amebic liver abscess (ALA) include rupture into the peritoneum, thorax, and pericardium. Rupture into the duodenum is extremely rare. We report a case of ALA rupturing into the duodenum, forming a fistulous tract. To the best of our knowledge, this is the fifth endoscopically...

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Main Authors: Ravikant Kumar, Pavan Kumar, K. N. Saxena, Manisha Dwivedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2016-10-01
Series:Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
Subjects:
air pocket
amebic
gastrointestinal fistula
rupture
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0976-5042.195766
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spelling doaj-c270b6146c1b467aac31d05e5adf55722020-11-25T03:23:32ZengThieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.Journal of Digestive Endoscopy0976-50420976-50502016-10-01070415015210.4103/0976-5042.195766Hepatoduodenal fistula: A rare complication of liver abscessRavikant Kumar0Pavan Kumar1K. N. Saxena2Manisha Dwivedi3Department of Gastroenterology, MLN Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Gastroenterology, MLN Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Gastroenterology, MLN Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Gastroenterology, MLN Medical College, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaCommon complications of amebic liver abscess (ALA) include rupture into the peritoneum, thorax, and pericardium. Rupture into the duodenum is extremely rare. We report a case of ALA rupturing into the duodenum, forming a fistulous tract. To the best of our knowledge, this is the fifth endoscopically and radiologically proven case of hepatoduodenal fistula caused by liver abscess.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0976-5042.195766air pocketamebicgastrointestinal fistularupture
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author Ravikant Kumar
Pavan Kumar
K. N. Saxena
Manisha Dwivedi
spellingShingle Ravikant Kumar
Pavan Kumar
K. N. Saxena
Manisha Dwivedi
Hepatoduodenal fistula: A rare complication of liver abscess
Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
air pocket
amebic
gastrointestinal fistula
rupture
author_facet Ravikant Kumar
Pavan Kumar
K. N. Saxena
Manisha Dwivedi
author_sort Ravikant Kumar
title Hepatoduodenal fistula: A rare complication of liver abscess
title_short Hepatoduodenal fistula: A rare complication of liver abscess
title_full Hepatoduodenal fistula: A rare complication of liver abscess
title_fullStr Hepatoduodenal fistula: A rare complication of liver abscess
title_full_unstemmed Hepatoduodenal fistula: A rare complication of liver abscess
title_sort hepatoduodenal fistula: a rare complication of liver abscess
publisher Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd.
series Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
issn 0976-5042
0976-5050
publishDate 2016-10-01
description Common complications of amebic liver abscess (ALA) include rupture into the peritoneum, thorax, and pericardium. Rupture into the duodenum is extremely rare. We report a case of ALA rupturing into the duodenum, forming a fistulous tract. To the best of our knowledge, this is the fifth endoscopically and radiologically proven case of hepatoduodenal fistula caused by liver abscess.
topic air pocket
amebic
gastrointestinal fistula
rupture
url http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0976-5042.195766
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