title: Surgical clips: a nidus for foreign body reaction after hepatic resection.
abstract: This case report describes a patient who underwent segment IV hepatic resection and 7 months later developed an abdominal wall abscess. This was a foreign body reaction to the surgical clips. The patient required an exploratory laparotomy with debridement and excision of the inflammatory mass in the anterior abdominal wall. Although occurrence is rare, foreign body reactions to surgical clips have been reported, especially as a complication of laparoscopic surgery.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hepatobiliary/Pancreatic Surgery and Abdominal Organ Transplantation, University of Southern California, University Hospital, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA.
authors.forename: Kendra
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Grubb
authors.forename: Singh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gagandeep
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chatzoulis
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Basa
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Palmer
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Correa
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jabbour
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006498:Hepatectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation