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Cavernous Transformation of the Portal Vein Might Increase the Risk of Liver Abscess

Cavernous transformation of the portal vein (CTPV) is not quite common in adults, and cases with CTPV and acute liver abscess are lacking. We report a patient with CTPV inducing extrahepatic and intrahepatic obstruction, finally leading to acute liver abscess due to bile duct infection. We aim to fi...

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Autores principales: Ai, Xin-Bo, Gong, Fei-Yue, Wang, An, Liang, Hua-Min, Pan, Wen-Sheng
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: S. Karger AG 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2974991/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21060692
http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000320672