Surgical treatment for abdominal actinomycosis: A report of two cases

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World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

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World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2010; 2(12): 405-408
Published online Dec 27, 2010. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v2.i12.405

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Figure 2 Resected liver (A), resected kidney (B) and pathological examination of the resected kidney (C) of case 1. A: The lesion in the resected liver was a macroscopically whitish node with capsule; B: The resected kidney showed the same nature as the liver tumor; C: The pathological examination of the resected kidney revealed a typical abscess due to Actinomyces israelii. Note the abscess contained filamentous bacterial colonies, i.e. sulfur granules.

Citation: Hayashi M, Asakuma M, Tsunemi S, Inoue Y, Shimizu T, Komeda K, Hirokawa F, Takeshita A, Egashira Y, Tanigawa N. Surgical treatment for abdominal actinomycosis: A report of two cases. World J Gastrointest Surg 2010; 2(12): 405-408
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