Multiple hepatic abscesses: cholangiographic changes simulating sclerosing cholangitis and resolution after percutaneous drainage.

Steinhart, A H; Simons, M; Stone, R; Heathcote, J · Am J Gastroenterol · 1990

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A 59-yr-old man developed multiple hepatic abscesses following an episode of diverticulitis. A percutaneous transhepatic cholangiogram (PTC) showed changes typical of sclerosing cholangitis complicated by multiple hepatic abscesses. No biliary tract stones were seen either on ultrasound or PTC. A single drain left in the right biliary tree and a course of intravenous antibiotics resulted in complete normalization within 14 days of the previously involved biliary tree.

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