Unretrieved Gallstones Presenting as a Streptococcus bovis Liver Abscess
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چکیده
We describe a case of a delayed liver abscess presenting two years after a laparoscopic cholecystectomy. At exploration, the patient was found to have an unretrieved gallstone as the nidus for the Streptococcus bovis abscess.
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دوره 4 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2000