Pyogenic liver abscess following perforated appendicitis

Brian C. Ayers; Geoffrey A. Weinberg; Mary Caserta; Amy Kauffman; Derek Wakeman

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports (May 2019)

Pyogenic liver abscess following perforated appendicitis

Brian C. Ayers,
Geoffrey A. Weinberg,
Mary Caserta,
Amy Kauffman,
Derek Wakeman

Affiliations

Brian C. Ayers: Department of Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA
Geoffrey A. Weinberg: Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA
Mary Caserta: Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA
Amy Kauffman: Department of Surgery, Guthrie Medical Group, Corning, NY, 14830, USA
Derek Wakeman: Department of Surgery, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY, USA; Corresponding author. University of Rochester School of Medicine 601 Elmwood Ave, Box SURG, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 44

Abstract

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Pyogenic liver abscess (PLA) is a little-known complication of appendicitis that once was very common, but now is so rare as to be omitted from most textbooks. In this report we describe a recent case of post-appendicitis PLA in order to raise awareness about this unusual complication of appendicitis. Keywords: Pyogenic liver abscess, PLA, Appendicitis

Published in Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports

ISSN: 2213-5766 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Medicine: Pediatrics; Medicine: Surgery
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-pediatric-surgery-case-reports/

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