Three cases of amoebic liver abscess causing inferior vena cava obstruction, with a review of the literature.
10.3350/kjhep.2011.17.1.71
- Author:
Anil K SARDA
1
;
Rakesh MITTAL
;
Baljeet K BASRA
;
Anurag MISHRA
;
Nikhil TALWAR
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Lok Nayak Hospital, Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi, India. aksarda@rediffmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Report ; Review
- Keywords:
Liver abscess;
Amoebiasis;
Inferior vena cava;
Obstruction
- MeSH:
Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use;
Antibodies, Protozoan/analysis;
Entamoeba/immunology/isolation & purification;
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay;
Humans;
Liver Abscess, Amebic/complications/*diagnosis/ultrasonography;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Thrombosis/diagnosis/etiology;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Vascular Diseases/*etiology;
*Vena Cava, Inferior;
Young Adult
- From:The Korean Journal of Hepatology
2011;17(1):71-75
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Amoebic liver abscess is a common disease, especially in endemic areas, but it is a rare cause of inferior vena cava (IVC) obstruction, with only a few cases appearing in the literature. We report three cases of amoebic liver abscess complicated with obstruction of the IVC and which responded to conservative treatment or radiological intervention.
