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Amebic Liver Abscess Rupture into Pleural Cavity: A Rare Complication

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From amebic liver abscess complications, pulmonary ones are the most common; however, amebic liver abscess rupture into pleural cavity is very rare, and, at the beginning, it can confuse with respiratory tract infection. Case report and computed tomography images related to this complication are shown.

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  1. Department of General Surgery, Center for Research and Teaching in Health Sciences of the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, Civil Hospital of Culiacán, Eustaquio Buelna st. # 91, 80030, Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico

    Martín Adrián Bolívar-Rodríguez, Marcel Antonio Cázarez-Aguilar, Rodolfo Fierro-López & Carlos Rubén Mendoza-Chang

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Bolívar-Rodríguez, M.A., Cázarez-Aguilar, M.A., Fierro-López, R. et al. Amebic Liver Abscess Rupture into Pleural Cavity: A Rare Complication. Indian J Surg 83 (Suppl 3), 800–801 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-019-02065-1

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