Microwave ablation of liver metastasis complicated by Clostridium perfringens gas-forming pyogenic liver abscess (GPLA) in a patient with past gastrectomy

INTRODUCTION: Gas-forming pyogenic liver abscess (GPLA) caused by C. perfringens is rare but fatal. Patients with past gastrectomy may be prone to such infection post-ablation. PRESENTATION OF CASE: An 84-year-old male patient with past gastrectomy had MW ablation of his liver tumors complicated by...

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Autores principales: Kyang, Lee S., Bin Traiki, Thamer A., Alzahrani, Nayef A., Morris, David L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4987502/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27529833
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.08.009

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4987502/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27529833
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2016.08.009

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