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Liver Abscesses, Pylephlebitis, and Appendicitis in an Adolescent Male

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Pediatrics, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, 750 Welch Rd, Ste 116, Palo Alto, CA, 94304, USA

    Anup J. Patel & John A. Kerner

  2. Department of Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA

    Phat V. Ong

  3. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, USA

    John P. Higgins

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Patel, A.J., Ong, P.V., Higgins, J.P. et al. Liver Abscesses, Pylephlebitis, and Appendicitis in an Adolescent Male. Dig Dis Sci 54, 2546–2548 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-009-0880-7

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