title: Migration of a swallowed toothpick into the liver: the value of multiplanar CT.
abstract: Foreign body ingestion is not an uncommon problem encountered in clinical practice. However, the associated complication of bowel perforation and migration of the foreign body to the liver is rare. We report two cases of hepatic foreign bodies identified intra-operatively as toothpicks, with the alimentary tract being the presumed origin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510080, China.
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: G Y
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Wang