Amebic liver abscess with jaundice

Surgery Today
A K SardaS Prasad

Abstract

A case of an amebic liver abscess with unusual clinical manifestations is presented. A middle-aged male with an abscess in both lobes of the liver presented with obstructive jaundice due to pressure on the porta hepatis with stasis of the bile in the intrahepatic biliary radicals. The patient did not respond to repeated needle aspirations and thus required open drainage. Subsequently, the patient developed a biliary leak through the drainage sites, and an injection of contrast dye into the cavity revealed a communication between the abscess cavities and the biliary tree. The biliary leak stopped spontaneously, and the large cavities also closed completely during the followup period.

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