ISHIKAWA MOTONAO    Department   School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Adachi Medical Center), School of Medicine    Position
Article types	Case report
Language	English
Peer review	Non peer reviewed
Title	Percutaneous transhepatic drainage of lung abscess through a diaphragmatic fistula caused by a penetrating liver abscess.
Journal	Formal name：Japanese journal of radiology Abbreviation：Jpn J Radiol ISSN code：1867-108X(Electronic)1867-1071(Linking)
Volume, Issue, Page	29(9),pp.663-6
Author and coauthor	Taniguchi Masako, Morita Satoru, Ueno Eiko, Hayashi Mitsutoshi, Ishikawa Motonao, Mae Masahiro
Publication date	2011/11
Summary	Liver abscesses occurring just below the diaphragm can penetrate or perforate the thoracic cavity, resulting in lung abscess or pyothorax. Although surgical or percutaneous transpleural drainage is often required in such cases, the latter approach has some risks, including hemothorax and bronchopleural fistula formation when the cavity is surrounded by normal lung parenchyma. The present report describes a treatment technique of percutaneous transhepatic drainage through the diaphragmatic fistula to avoid the risks of a transpulmonary approach in a case of lung abscess caused by a penetrating liver abscess.
DOI	10.1007/s11604-011-0605-7
Document No.	21956374