A Gas-forming Liver Abscess with Massive Bleeding into the Abscess Cavity Due to a Ruptured Inferior Phrenic Artery
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DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.7746-21
Abstract: An 88-year-old woman developed a huge abscess, forming an air-fluid level in the right lobe of the liver. A pigtail catheter was placed and drained thick pus with putrid odor from the abscess cavity. Gram-positive… read more here.
Keywords: inferior phrenic; phrenic artery; abscess; abscess cavity ... See more keywords
Massive hemoptysis due to anastomosis between the left phrenic artery and pulmonary arteries/veins.
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DOI: 10.5603/arm.a2020.0136
Abstract: Massive hemoptysis is a serious medical condition or emergency which needs immediate treatment. It typically appears in the bronchial arteries and can be caused by a wide range of pulmonary diseases. This report is based… read more here.
Keywords: phrenic artery; artery pulmonary; pulmonary arteries; massive hemoptysis ... See more keywords