• Annals of surgery · Aug 1976

    Case Reports

    Pyogenic liver abscess secondary to asymptomatic sigmoid diverticulitis.

    • M K Wallack, A S Brown, R Austrian, and W T Fitts.
    • Ann. Surg. 1976 Aug 1; 184 (2): 241-3.

    AbstractA patient with multiple pyogenic abscesses in both lobes of the liver secondary to asymptomatic sigmoid diverticulitis is presented. The rarity of this illness is noted. It is suggested that barium enema be performed in patients who present with pyogenic liver abscess of unknown etiology because of the association with asymptomatic sigmoid diverticulitis.

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