Department of Surgery, Osaka Seamen's Insurance Hospital, 1-8-30 Chikkou, Minato-ku, Osaka, 552-0021, Japan Department of Radiology, Osaka Seamen's Insurance Hospital, Osaka, Japan Department of Pathology, Osaka University, Suita, Japan
Abstract:
A case of an amebic abscess localized in the lesser omentum is reported. There was no sign of a liver abscess in the imaging examination or the operative findings. However, it is likely that the amebic infection occurred after a liver abscess ruptured into the abdominal cavity. Early diagnosis and therapy are required when an abscess of unknown origin borders the liver, given the possibility of amebic abscess.