ArticleCanadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie2012
A review of amoebic liver abscess for clinicians in a nonendemic setting.
Article in Canadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Amebic liver abscess: Clinico-radiological findings and interventional management.World journal of radiology · 2022Review
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- Enhanced Drainage Protocol in Large Amoebic Liver Abscess.Surgery journal (New York, N.Y.) · 2021Article
- How to manage: liver abscess.Frontline gastroenterology · 2021Article
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10 authors at 6 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Amoebic liver abscess (ALA) is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening complication of infection with the protozoan parasite Entamoeba histolytica. E histolytica is widely distributed throughout the tropics and subtropics, causing up to 40 million infections annually. The parasite is transmitted via the fecal-oral route, and once it establishes itself in the colon, it has the propensity to invade the mucosa, leading to ulceration and colitis, and to disseminate to distant extraintestinal sites, the most common of which is the liver. The authors provide a topical review of ALA and summarize clinical data from a series of 29 patients with ALA presenting to seven hospitals in Toronto, Ontario, a nonendemic setting, over 30 years.
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