Abscess of ligamentum teres hepatis

• Main Authors: Wataru Sumida (Author), Hiroshi Kawashima (Author), Tetsuya Ishimaru (Author), Yoshiyuki Ihara (Author), Tomo Kakihara (Author), Reiko Kato (Author), Kentaro Hayashi (Author), Tomohiro Aoyama (Author), Kanako Omata (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Ligamentum teres hepatis (LTH) abscess is extremely rare, with few case reports stating that surgical excision should be considered rather than conservative treatment. We report a case of LTH abscess in a child with successful conservative therapy. A 1-month-old girl was transferred from another hos...