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Three cases of intrahepatic gas-forming abscesses are presented with liver metastases and indwelling hepatic artery catheters for drug infusion. This may represent a further complication of intrahepatic arterial drug infusion. Possible etiologies along with future prospects for this form of therapy are discussed.
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D'Orsi, C.J., Ensminger, W., Smith, E.H. et al. Gas-forming intrahepatic abscess: A possible complication of arterial infusion chemotherapy. Gastrointest Radiol 4, 157–161 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01887516
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