title: [Liver abscess and appendicular foreign body].
abstract: We report a case of liver abscess secondary to appendicitis which was due to a wire within the appendix. Appendicitis was asymptomatic, probably because of its retrocaecal position and/or previous antibiotic treatment. The abscess was treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics and percutaneous drainage, followed by a second stage appendicectomy. This case illustrates the value of gastrointestinal radiological investigations before considering the abscess as cryptogenetic.
authors.affiliation: Service de Médecine Interne, Cliniques Universitaires UCL de Mont-Godinne, Yvoir, Belgique.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buysschaert
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: De Cannière
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Trigaux
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Donckier
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Coche
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D004322:Drainage; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013294:Lactococcus lactis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D008670:Metals
vernacular_title: Abcès du foie et corps étranger appendiculaire.