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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) in nonamebic liver abscesses

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Two cases of liver abscess are reported in whom the diagnosis was suggested by a combination of liver scanning, ultrasonography, arteriography, and liver biopsy. The diagnosis was confimed by ERC which showed intrahepatic extravasation of contrast from the biliary tree, a characteristic of liver abscess. The value of ERC in the search for an underlying cause as well as in delineating certain features of the abscesses is shown.

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  1. Antonio Ascione MD

    Present address: Sezione Epatologia, Ospedale Cardarelli-XX Divisione, Naples, Italy

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  1. Department of Medicine, Royal Free Hospital, NW3 2QG, London

    Antonio Ascione MD, Elwyn Elias BSc, MB, MRCP, James Scott MB, MRCP & Sheila Sherlock MD, FRCP, FACP (Hon)

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Dr. Ascione was supported by a grant from Ospedali Riuniti, Naples, Italy.

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Ascione, A., Elias, E., Scott, J. et al. Endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERC) in nonamebic liver abscesses. Digest Dis Sci 23, 39–44 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01072573

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