Falciform ligament abscess: report of a case
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Fac. Med. Univ. Säo Paulo
; 58(1): 37-38, Jan.-Feb. 2003. ilus
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ABSTRACT
Falciform ligament abscess is rare. We report a case of a 65-year-old man who presented with right upper quadrant abdominal pain, postprandial fullness, and fever. Computed tomography disclosed a cylindrical mass in the anterior abdomen that aroused suspicion of a hepatic abscess. At laparoscopic surgery, an abscess of the falciform ligament was found and drained. Two months later, the patient developed recurrence of the abscess secondary to acute calculous cholecystitis. Abscess drainage and cholecystectomy were performed. The presence of right uppper quadrant abdominal pain, epigastric tenderness, fever, leukocytosis, and a mass in the anterior abdomen should arouse suspicion of falciform ligament abscess. Its treatment consists of abscess drainage
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Cholecystitis
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Abdominal Abscess
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Ligaments
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
En
Journal:
Rev. Hosp. Clin. Fac. Med. Univ. Säo Paulo
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2003
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Brazil