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. 2025 Jan 1;64(1):165-166.
doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.3960-24. Epub 2024 May 23.

Authors response: "An Unusual Abscess Associated with Gallbladder Perforation Successfully Treated with Percutaneous Transhepatic Gallbladder Drainage and Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Abscess Drainage"

Koichiro Miyagawa  1 , Nobuhiko Shinohara  1 , Shinji Oe  1 , Masaru Harada  1
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Authors response: "An Unusual Abscess Associated with Gallbladder Perforation Successfully Treated with Percutaneous Transhepatic Gallbladder Drainage and Endoscopic Ultrasound-guided Abscess Drainage"

Koichiro Miyagawa et al. Intern Med. .
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Keywords: EUS; abscess; drainage; gallbladder perforation; interventional EUS.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.
The contrast agent was drained from the gallbladder and reached the lumen, where the guidewire was inserted under endoscopic ultrasound guidance.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Fluid collection extending from the peri-gallbladder to the dorsal aspect of the left lateral hepatic lobe. On the right side of the lateral segment of the liver, the fluid collection was convex to the liver (arrows).
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