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Ultrasonographic (US), computed tomographic (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of a patient suffering from an amebic abscess of the liver complicated by a bronchohepatic fistula are presented. Subsequent to US, CT provided the specific diagnosis. Multiplanar MRI was valuable to directly visualize the secondary diaphragmatic rupture and the bronchohepatic fistula.
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Böni, R.A.H., Peter, J. & Marincek, B. Amebic abscess of the liver manifested by “hemoptysis”: US, CT, and MRI findings. Abdom Imaging 20, 214–216 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00200397
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