Pyogenic liver abscesses could be result of which of the following
biliary tract diseases
portal vein pylephlebitis
hepatic arterial infection
post-traumatic liver infection
all of the above
In case of pyogenic liver abscess which of the following is the most common finding during the physical examination?
fever and right upper quadrant tenderness
diarrhoea and left lower quadrant tenderness
jaundice and vomiting
ascites and spienomegaly
caput medusa and hematemesis
In present, what is the method of choice for treatment of macroscopic pyogenic liver abscess?
open surgery
percutaneous drainage under CT or US guidance
conservative treatment with antibiotics
non steroid anti-inflammatory drugs
liver transplantation
Which tumor marker could be useful for diagnosing and follow-up of the hepatocellular carcinoma?
Ca 15-3
PSA (prostate specific antigen)
Alpha-fetoprotein
Ca 72-4
Ca 125
Which of the following is also known as Klatskin tumor?
hepatocellular carcinoma
gastric adenocarcinoma
gallbladder cancer
carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater
hilar cholangitocarcinoma
What is the first method of choice for treatment of an early stage (T1) hepatocellular carcinoma?
liver resection
chemotherapy
radiotherapy
antibiotics
Which of the following diseases ts aetioiogically connected with hepatocellular carcinoma?
hepatitis B (HBV)
acute cholecystitis
pyogenic liver abscess
peptic ulcer
liver hydatid disease
Courvoisier-Terrier sign (painless jaundice and an enlarged, non tender gallbladder or right upper quadrant mass) is observed in
acute pancreatitis
colon cancer
Which of the following is a type of a gallstone?
calcium stone
struvite stone
cysteine stone
cholesterol stone
haemoglobin stone
Condition in which stones are localized in the common bile duct is known as
cholecystolithiasis
hepaticolithiasis
nephrolithiasis
hepatolithiasis
choledocholithiasis
Which of the following is an imaging method of choice for diagnosing gallstone disease (cholecystolithiasis) ?
CT scan
Ultrasonography
X-ray of the abdomen
PET-CT
ERCP (endoscoplc retrograde cholangio-pancreaticography)
Cholecystectomy is indicated in case of
gallstone pancreatitis
symptomatic gallstone disease
Murphy's sign is a typical feature of which of the following diseases?
acute appendicitis
In which of the following conditions there is no underlying inflammatory process?
Cholecystitis
Cholangitis
Biliary colic
Crohn's disease
Pyogenic liver abscess
Inflammation or a stone in the gallbladder's neck that lead to inflammation of the adjoining biliary system, with obstruction of the common hepatic duct and jaundice is known as
Waterhouse-Friedrichsen syndrome
Stockholm syndrome
Tourette syndrome
Mirizzi syndrame
none of the above
Which of the following is a risk factor for the development of acalculous cholecystitis?
critical illness
prolonged use of total parenteral nutrition
burns and trauma
immunosuppression
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