Spilled Gallstone Abscesses Mimicking Liver Metastases

Spilled Gallstone Abscesses Mimicking Liver Metastases

We present a unique case highlighting the difficulty relating to the specificity of CT-PET following a case where gallstone abscess mimicked colorectal liver metastases. CT-PET is often used in the diagnostic work-up of patients with colorectal liver metastatic disease; aiding staging and patient management. However, care must be taken in the interpretation of ‘hot spots’ and must be considered...

Spilled Gallstones Mimicking Peritoneal Metastases

BACKGROUND Spillage of bile and gallstones due to accidental perforation of the gallbladder wall is often encountered during laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Although spilled stones were once considered harmless, there is increasing evidence that they can result in septic or other potential complications. CASE REPORT We report a case of spilled gallstones mimicking peritoneal metastases on radio...

Asymptomatic Liver Abscesses Mimicking Metastases in Patients after Whipple Surgery: Infectious Complications following Percutaneous Biopsy—A Report of Two Cases

We present two cases of hepatic abscesses that mimicked metastases in patients having undergone Whipple surgery. Both patients had similar imaging features on computed tomographic (CT) scan and ultrasound, and at the time of referral for biopsy neither patient was clinically suspected to have liver abscess. Both patients underwent biopsy of liver lesions and developed postprocedural infectious ...

Abscesses of Liver

Liver Cysts and Abscesses

Ductal cysts. Choledochal cysts: a congenital dilatation of part or whole of the common bile duct. See separate article Choledochal Cysts. Cysts related to Caroli's disease: Caroli's disease is the combination of cystic dilatation of the intrahepatic bile ducts and infantile polycystic kidney disease. It has autosomal recessive inheritance. It can present with fever, abdominal pain and recurren...