1.Three cases of amoebic liver abscess causing inferior vena cava obstruction, with a review of the literature.
Anil K SARDA ; Rakesh MITTAL ; Baljeet K BASRA ; Anurag MISHRA ; Nikhil TALWAR
The Korean Journal of Hepatology 2011;17(1):71-75
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.
Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use
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Antibodies, Protozoan/analysis
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Entamoeba/immunology/isolation & purification
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Humans
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Liver Abscess, Amebic/complications/*diagnosis/ultrasonography
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Thrombosis/diagnosis/etiology
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Vascular Diseases/*etiology
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*Vena Cava, Inferior
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Young Adult