www.wjgnet.com World Journal of Gastroenterology ISSN 1007-9327
- Mabrouk Bahloul
- Anis Chaari
- Nadia Bouaziz-khlaf
- Hatem Kallel
- Leila Herguefi
- Hedi Chelly
- Chokri Ben Hamida
- Mounir Bouaziz
- Mabrouk Bahloul
- Anis Chaari
- Nadia Khlaf Bouaziz
- Leila Herguefi
- Hedi Chelly
- Chokri Ben Hamida
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February 2015Abstract
Multiple pyogenic liver abscesses have been rarely de-scribed. We report a fatal case of multiple pyogenic liver abscesses affecting a 38-year-old woman requiring surgi-cal drainage. Evolution was marked by occurrence of a septic shock with multi-organ system failure. The patient died 48 h after surgery. Causes, therapeutics and out-come of the disease are discussed