Large Hepatic Abscess Bursting into the Peritoneum: Laparotomy
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A Bania, aged about 40 years, came to hospital stating that he had suffered for about six months with pain and swelling in the right side, fever, and asthenia. For this he had been "fired " by the village practitioner with no sparing hand, his condition remaining in statu quo ante until three weeks ago, when he got sudden severe pain, with rigors and fever, followed by symptoms of collapse. Increased abdominal tension andmeteorism set in, and he was unable to eat. He was
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Cancer of the Pancreas; Simulating Hepatic Abscess; Death; Autopsy
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