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We describe a rare of gas-containing pyogenic liver abscess which penetrated the adjacent colon, forming a hepatocolic fistula, after percutaneous transhepatic abscess drainage (PTAD) had been performed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of hepatocolic fistula associated with a gasforming liver abscess in a diabetic patient, with radiological and surgical confirmation of the fistula.
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Satoh, H., Matsuyama, S., Mashima, H. et al. A case of hepatocolic fistula after percutaneous drainage for a gas-containing pyogenic liver abscess. J Gastroenterol 29, 782–785 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02349288
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