<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Liver abscesses are rare entities for which percutaneous drainage is traditionally employed. The technique is simple, but associated with a significant rate of side effects and patient discomfort. We herein report a case of fungal left liver lobe abscess that was successfully treated by using EUS-guided drainage, with insertion of a large caliber lumen-apposing metal stent. The literature review we performed on the topic seems to favor, at least for abscess in the left and/or caudate liver lobes, EUS as compared to percutaneous drainage.</p></abstract>

Liver abscesses are rare entities for which percutaneous drainage is traditionally employed. The technique is simple, but associated with a significant rate of side effects and patient discomfort. We herein report a case of fungal left liver lobe abscess that was successfully treated by using EUS-guided drainage, with insertion of a large caliber lumen-apposing metal stent. The literature review we performed on the topic seems to favor, at least for abscess in the left and/or caudate liver lobes, EUS as compared to percutaneous drainage.

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of a fungal liver abscess using a lumen-apposing metal stent: case report and literature review

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS

CERTT, Center for Endoscopic Research Therapeutics and Training

Romanian Journal of Internal Medicine

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Liver abscesses are rare entities for which percutaneous drainage is traditionally employed. The technique is simple, but associated with a significant rate of...

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of a fungal liver abscess using a lumen-apposing metal stent: case report and literature review

Publicado en línea: 05 mar 2021

Páginas: 93 - 98

Recibido: 07 oct 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2020-0035

Palabras clave
endoscopic ultrasound, liver abscess, drainage, lumen apposing metal stents, humans

© 2021 Felice Molinario et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided drainage of a fungal liver abscess using a lumen-apposing metal stent: case report and literature review

Publicado en línea: 05 mar 2021

Páginas: 93 - 98

Recibido: 07 oct 2020

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rjim-2020-0035

Palabras claveendoscopic ultrasound, liver abscess, drainage, lumen apposing metal stents, humans

© 2021 Felice Molinario et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
endoscopic ultrasound, liver abscess, drainage, lumen apposing metal stents, humans