Successful conservative management of a solitary liver abscess in a premature baby

Nars, P.W.; Klco, L.; Fliegel, C.P.

Helvetica Paediatrica Acta 38(5-6): 489-493

1983


ISSN/ISBN: 0018-022X
PMID: 6668199
Document Number: 215499
A case report of a very small premature baby with a solitary intrahepatic abscess is presented. The diagnosis was suspected by the presence of a gas bubble on plain X-ray and confirmed by ultrasonography. Conservative therapy was successful. The value of ultrasonography in the diagnosis and follow-up of intrahepatic abscess in the newborn is stressed.

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