Korean J Gastroenterol.  2024 Aug;84(2):95-97. 10.4166/kjg.2024.077.

Delayed Perihepatic Abscess in a Patient Who Underwent Surgical Resection of Duodenal Papilla

• Eun HS

• KMID: 2558897
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4166/kjg.2024.077

Figure

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  Fig. 1 About 4.4×1.8 cm loculated fluid collection with rim enhancement in lateral surface of right hepatic lobe with adjacent hepatic hyperemic change and fat stranding, perihepatic abscess.

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  Fig. 2 Perihepatic abscess drainage catheter insertion and there is no evidence of connection between perihepatic abscess and colon.

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  Fig. 3 Evidence of percutaneous perihepatic drainage catheter around right upper quadrant area of abdomen.

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  Fig. 4 Marked decreased size of rim-enhancing loculated fluid collection in lateral surface of right hepatic lobe with adjacent hepatic hyperemic change and fat stranding, improving state of abscess.

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