• World J Gastroentero · Mar 2007

    Review Case Reports

    Hepatic abscess induced by foreign body: case report and literature review.

    • Sofia A Santos, Sara C F Alberto, Elsa Cruz, Eduardo Pires, Tomás Figueira, Elia Coimbra, José Estevez, Mário Oliveira, Luís Novais, and João R Deus.
    • Department of Gastroenterology, Fernando Fonseca Hospital, Amadora 2720-276, Portugal. sofiasantos_md@sapo.pt
    • World J Gastroentero. 2007 Mar 7;13(9):1466-70.

    AbstractHepatic 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.

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