title: Hepatic abscess induced by foreign body: case report and literature review.
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.
authors: Department of Gastroenterology, Fernando Fonseca Hospital, Amadora 2720-276, Portugal. sofiasantos_md@sapo.pt
authors: Sofia A
authors: SA
authors: Santos
authors: Sara C F
authors: SC
authors: Alberto
authors: Elsa
authors: E
authors: Cruz
authors: Eduardo
authors: E
authors: Pires
authors: Tomás
authors: T
authors: Figueira
authors: Elia
authors: E
authors: Coimbra
authors: José
authors: J
authors: Estevez
authors: Mário
authors: M
authors: Oliveira
authors: Luís
authors: L
authors: Novais
authors: João R
authors: JR
authors: Deus
mesh_terms: D001842:Bone and Bones; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D007813:Laparotomy; D008100:Liver Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed