Satoru Morita    Department   School of Medicine(Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital), School of Medicine    Position   Assistant Professor
Article types	Case report
Language	English
Peer review	Peer reviewed
Title	Percutaneous transhepatic drainage of lung abscess through a diaphragmatic fistula caused by a penetrating liver abscess
Journal	Formal name：Jpn J Radiol ISSN code：1867-108X
Volume, Issue, Page	29(9),pp.663-6
Author and coauthor	Taniguchi, M., Morita, S., Ueno, E., Hayashi, M., Ishikawa, M., Mae, M.
Authorship	2nd author,Corresponding author
Publication date	2011
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