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Point-of-care ultrasonography illustrating a hypodense intrahepatic image with internal echoes suggestive of an abscess.
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A hypodense intrahepatic image was observed between segments VII and VI, with internal echoes suggestive of a liver abscess (Fig. 1).
Ultrasound of the liver and bile ducts. A well-defined, hypodense lesion is observed. Gallbladder without lithiasis or dilatation of the common bile duct.
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He presented internal echoes, faint posterior acoustic enhancement and minimal perilesional vascular flow, findings that were associated with the clinical suspicion of liver abscess (Fig. 2).
Simple abdominal tomography. Evidence of liver injury in segments VI and VII is compatible with an 84x88 mm abscess.
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A 230 cc drainage was obtained, with no complications (Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5).
Simple axial slice abdominal tomography. Control image after liver abscess drainage.
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A 230 cc drainage was obtained, with no complications (Fig. 3, Fig. 4 and Fig. 5).
Chest X-ray. A rise of the right hemidiaphragm is observed. Visible lung parenchyma without alterations. There is no pleural effusion.
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A chest X-ray was performed, which revealed the elevation of the right hemidiaphragm, without pneumoperitoneum, without the presence of consolidations that suggested pneumonia or the presence of pleural effusion (Fig. 6).