학술논문

Unsuspected hepatic abscess associated with biliary tract disease
Document Type
Journal Article
Author
Source
Am. J. Surg.; (United States); 146:5
Subject
62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE BILIARY TRACT
COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY
RADIOISOTOPE SCANNING
ULTRASONOGRAPHY
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASES
DIAGNOSIS
CALCULI
GALLIUM ISOTOPES
PATIENTS
TECHNETIUM ISOTOPES
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
DISEASES
ISOTOPES
TOMOGRAPHY 550601* -- Medicine-- Unsealed Radionuclides in Diagnostics
550602 -- Medicine-- External Radiation in Diagnostics-- (1980-)
Language
English
Abstract
Experience at Beth Israel Medical Center with 10 patients who had unsuspected intrahepatic abscesses due to biliary tract disease led to a reevaluation of this entity. Ultrasonography, computerized tomography, and radionuclide imaging techniques have radically altered the approach to the evaluation and management of this disease in the last several years, and rapid diagnosis and treatment have led to a markedly improved prognosis, especially in those patients with calculous disease of the biliary tract.