Korean J Hepatol.  2011 Mar;17(1):71-75. 10.3350/kjhep.2011.17.1.71.

Three cases of amoebic liver abscess causing inferior vena cava obstruction, with a review of the literature

• Sarda AK
• Mittal R
• Basra BK
• Mishra A
• Talwar N

• KMID: 1105517
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3350/kjhep.2011.17.1.71

Abstract

Amoebic liver abscess is a common disease, especially in endemic areas, but it is a rare cause of inferior vena cava (IVC) obstruction, with only a few cases appearing in the literature. We report three cases of amoebic liver abscess complicated with obstruction of the IVC and which responded to conservative treatment or radiological intervention.

Keyword

Liver abscess; Amoebiasis; Inferior vena cava; Obstruction

MeSH Terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use
Antibodies, Protozoan/analysis
Entamoeba/immunology/isolation & purification
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Humans
Liver Abscess, Amebic/complications/*diagnosis/ultrasonography
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Thrombosis/diagnosis/etiology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vascular Diseases/*etiology
*Vena Cava, Inferior
Young Adult