Hepatic abscess induced by foreign body: Case report and literature review
Authors:
- Sofia A SantosSSSofia A Santos
- Sara C F AlbertoSASara C F Alberto
- Elsa CruzECElsa Cruz
- Eduardo PiresEPEduardo Pires
- Tomás FigueiraTFTomás Figueira
- Elia CoimbraECElia Coimbra
- José EstevezJEJosé Estevez
- Mário OliveiraMOMário Oliveira
- Luís NovaisLNLuís Novais
- João R DeusJDJoão R Deus
- 1 January 2007
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Baishideng Publishing Group Inc. in World Journal of Gastroenterology
- Vol. 13 (9) , 1466-70
Abstract
Hepatic abscess due to perforation of the gastrointestinal tract caused by ingested foreign bodies is uncommon. Pre-operative diagnosis is difficult as patients are often unaware of the foreign body ingestion and symptoms and imagiology are usually non-specific. The authors report a case of 62-year-old woman who was admitted with fever and abdominal pain. Further investigation revealed hepatic abscess, without resolution despite antibiotic therapy. A liver abscess resulting from perforation and intra-hepatic migration of a bone coming from the pilorum was diagnosed by surgery. The literature concerning foreign body-induced perforation of the gastrointestinal tract complicated by liver abscess is reviewed.Keywords
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