Hepatic inflammatory mass secondary to toothpick perforation of the stomach: triphasic CT appearances.
Unintentional ingestion of foreign bodies is common in daily life. The unintentional ingestion of sharp foreign bodies such as toothpicks, fish bones and chicken bones carries a significant risk of perforation of the gastrointestinal tract. Herein, we report a case of hepatic inflammatory mass complicated by the perforation of an ingested toothpick that had a distinctive enhancement pattern on dynamic computed tomograms (CT). Understanding the phenomenon of enhancement in triphasic CT study is the basis in differentiating liver neoplasms.
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Medical Center at Linkou, College of Medicine and School of Medical Technology, Chang Gung University, 5 Fu-Hsing Road, Kwei-Shan Hsiang, Tao Yuan, Taiwan.
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Tan
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Wan
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013270:Stomach / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed