BACKGROUND Patients with diverticulitis are predisposed to hepatic abscesses via seeding through the portal circulation. Hepatic abscesses are well-documented sequelae of diverticulitis, however instances of progression to hepato-bronchial fistulization are rare. We present a case of diverticulitis associated with hepatic abscess leading to hepato-bronchial fistulization, which represents a nov...

little book. The author starts by explaining clearly and briefly his theory of " hepatic exhaustion," which he advanced some years ago in this journal. " In the tropics," he contends, " the liver is called upon to excrete a large amount of hydrocarbons which would in temperate climates pass off" by the lungs, while at the same time it has to rid the system of the products of excessive blood des...

Perforation of the gall bladder is a rare complication of cholecystitis leads to liver abscess. Hepatic abscess is reportedly associated with a 7% to 40% prevalence of biliary communication. Biliary communication may prevent an abscess from healing after percutaneous drainage and, if so, require additional surgical or other interventional treatment. We report a case of a 40 year – old female wh...

In the first place, I said that "gluttony aud intemperance " were not, as emphatically stated by Dr. Harley, the chief causes of liver diseases among Europeans in India. Aud secondly, I corrected Dr. Harley's conclusion, that if Europeans in India were not gluttons aud intemperate from the " habitual indulgence in rich food and strong drink," and lazy, they would not be subject to liver disease...

Jadxj Nath Bose, a resident of Entally, aged 47 years, was attacked, on the night of -5th February, 1868, with langcur, followed by chilliness, fever, and pain of an acute lancinating nature, very deeply seated, in the right hypochondrium. The patient soon after received a dose of compound jalap powder with calomel, by which his bowels were freely moved four times, but without any effect on the...

Symptomatic gastrointestinal foreign bodies are a common clinical event. Some patients can develop complications, such as gastrointestinal obstruction, perforation etc., and rarely the secondary hepatic abscess can also occur. A 45-year-old male was admitted to hospital with abdominal pain for 1 month and high fever for 6 days. He was diagnosed with hepatic abscess formation due to perforation ...

In the Army Medical Reports for 186-5 will be found a case of dysentery, communicated by me, which was remarkable for the associated hepatic abscesses. These abscesses, which were countless in number, were all of very small size, and their origin, within the capillaries of the portal system, was demonstrated. I remarked that the case appeared to throw, a strong light upon the manner in which he...

Amoebiasis is common in Asia, Africa, and South America, and is endemic in many regions of the Philippines1-4. Hepatic involvement is a frequent extra-intestinal complication which is encountered in 3 to 9% of the cases of amoebiasis. In Africa, over a period of 20 years, the King Edward VIII Hospital reported 2,074 cases of hepatic abscess, while in New York City at the Mt. Sinai Hospital only...

BACKGROUND Liver abscess is a serious complication following transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE). Much attention has been paid to this condition as it may interfere with the treatment process and result in a poor prognosis of the patient. This study aimed to analyze the causes of liver abscess, a complication, after TACE for hepatic tumors and to summarize management approaches. M...