CASE REPORT article
Front. Med.
Sec. Hepatobiliary Diseases
Partial Hepatectomy for Pancreatic-Origin Hepatic Abscess with Intracystic Hemorrhage Following Severe Acute Pancreatitis: A Case Report
Hongji Xu 1
Ziyu Zhang 2
Yibo Yang 2
Jiahao Zuo 3
Xiang Deng 1
1. Guiqian International General Hospital, Guiyang, China
2. First Affiliated Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
3. Changchun University of Chinese Medicine, Changchun, China
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Abstract
Local complications of severe acute pancreatitis commonly include pancreatic necrosis, pancreatic pseudocysts, and peripancreatic abscesses. However, hepatic abscess secondary to pancreatitis is extremely rare. The routes of infection may occur through dissemination via the portal venous system or lymphatic system, or through direct infiltration from peripancreatic inflammatory spread. The latter, due to direct hepatic invasion by bacteria and amylase, is prone to complicated intracystic hemorrhage. This article aims to explore the management of a rare case of pancreatic-origin hepatic abscess with intracystic hemorrhage treated primarily through partial hepatectomy, summarizing therapeutic experience for such patients.
Summary
Keywords
Intracystic hemorrhage, Pancreatic Pseudocyst, Pancreatic-originhepaticabscess, Partial hepatectomy, Severeacutepancreatitis
Received
13 November 2025
Accepted
17 February 2026
Copyright
© 2026 Xu, Zhang, Yang, Zuo and Deng. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
*Correspondence: Xiang Deng
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