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We describe the sonographic, CT and plain film findings in a patient with segmental involvement of the liver with gas gangrene.
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Patrick, L.E., Atkinson, G.O., Dodson, T.F. et al. Gas gangrene limited to the right lobe of the liver after orthotopic liver transplant: Sonographic, plain film and CT findings. Pediatr Radiol 24, 340–341 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02012122
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