Abstract:Liver abscesses secondary to bilio-enteric fistulas are rare and therefore unknown to the attending physician. In this report, we present a bilio-enteric communication, between the gallbladder; which was macro lithiasic; and the stomach revealed by an upper digestive hemorrhage in a septic context in a 34 year old man. A pyogenic bacterial liver abscess developed because of the fistula without biliary obstruction. The patient was treated surgically with disconnection of the fistula and drainage of the abscess.… Show more
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