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Case Reports
. 2008 Dec;62(6):411-3.
doi: 10.18926/AMO/30953.

Abscess formation of the round ligament of the liver: report of a case

Kazunori Tsukuda  1 , Shiro Furutani, Saki Nakahara, Akihiro Tada, Keitaro Watanabe, Shoji Takagi, Eiji Ikeda, Ryuji Hirai, Hisashi Tsuji
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Case Reports

Abscess formation of the round ligament of the liver: report of a case

Kazunori Tsukuda et al. Acta Med Okayama. 2008 Dec.

Abstract

Abscess formation of the round ligament of the liver is very rare. We report a case of a 70-year-old female with abscess of the round ligament after an endoscopic papillotomy for choledocholithiasis. On the 21st day following papillotomy, abscess formation of the round ligament was found by ultrasonographic examination. Surgical treatment was performed because conservative therapy was not effective. The purulent fluid and necrotic tissue at the round ligament were completely removed. Cultures obtained from the abscess grew Staphylococcus epidermidis, but the mechanism of abscess formation in this case remains unclear.

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