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Locations of extrasplenic abscesses
| Location | Case number (%) |
| Liver | 9 (34.6) |
| Subphrenic area | 4 (15.4) |
| Pancreas | 3 (11.5) |
| Brain | 3 (11.5)1 |
| Lung | 3 (11.5)1 |
| Retroperitoneal cavity | 2 (7.7) |
| Gluteal muscle | 2 (7.7) |
| Aortic valve | 1 (3.85) |
| Anus | 1 (3.85) |
Twenty-six patients had single, and two patients had two sites of extrasplenic abscesses (lung+brain).
