Pyogenic liver abscess after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

An infected material in the gastrosplenic area after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) due to hematoma or staple line leak has the potential to spread of the bacterial content to the liver which can result in pyogenic liver abscess. Presently described is a thirty-seven-year-old female patient w...

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Published in:Pakistan journal of medical sciences 2018-06, Vol.34 (3), p.767-769
Main Authors: Demir, Hakan, Ozdemir, Kayhan, Karaman, Kerem
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Antibiotics
Cardiac arrhythmia
Case Report
Fever
Fistula
Gastrointestinal surgery
Laparoscopy
Liver
Liver diseases
Pain
Sepsis
Systematic review
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:An infected material in the gastrosplenic area after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) due to hematoma or staple line leak has the potential to spread of the bacterial content to the liver which can result in pyogenic liver abscess. Presently described is a thirty-seven-year-old female patient with unilocular pyogenic liver abscess two weeks after LSG. The abscess resolved by Ultrasound guided percutaneous drainage plus intravenous antibiotic treatment. Review of the literature regarding 3 other cases with liver abscess after LSG is also presented.
ISSN:1682-024X
1681-715X
DOI:10.12669/pjms.343.14409