Falciform ligament abscess: report of a case
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S0041-87812003000100008Keywords:
Falciform ligament, Abscess, Gallbladder, Drainage, Calculous cholecystitisAbstract
Falciform ligament abscess is rare. We report a case of a 65-year-old man who presented with right upper quadrant abdominal pain, postprandial fullness, and fever. Computed tomography disclosed a cylindrical mass in the anterior abdomen that aroused suspicion of a hepatic abscess. At laparoscopic surgery, an abscess of the falciform ligament was found and drained. Two months later, the patient developed recurrence of the abscess secondary to acute calculous cholecystitis. Abscess drainage and cholecystectomy were performed. The presence of right uppper quadrant abdominal pain, epigastric tenderness, fever, leukocytosis, and a mass in the anterior abdomen should arouse suspicion of falciform ligament abscess. Its treatment consists of abscess drainage.Downloads
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2003-01-01
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Melo, V. A. de, Melo, G. B. de, Silva, R. L., Aragão, J. F. B., & Rosa, J. E. M. (2003). Falciform ligament abscess: report of a case . Revista Do Hospital Das Clínicas, 58(1), 37-38. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0041-87812003000100008