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Portal Pyæmia Secondary to Carcinoma of the Rectum
Author(s) -
Ritchie James D.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1975.tb05210.x
Subject(s) - medicine , rectum , carcinoma , complication , general surgery , radiology
A case of multiple liver abscesses occurring in association with a carcinoma of the rectum is presented. This complication has not been previously recorded. It gave rise to an unexplained pyrexia and a confusing liver scan.