Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons (Jan 2013)
Inferior vena cava thrombosis in a pediatric patient of amebic liver abscess
Abstract
Amebic liver abscess (ALA) in pediatric age group is rare. We describe a successful thrombectomy and open drainage of a large left lobe ALA associated with thrombus in the hepatic veins and inferior vena cava extending into the right atrium in a 6-year-old boy.
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