Recurrent liver abscess secondary to ingested fish bone migration: Report of a case

Pyogenic liver abscess is an unusual cause of fever and abdominal pain, but it is potentially fatal. It is rarely caused by a local event, but rather by hematogenous dissemination or biliary tract disease. We report an uncommon case of liver abscess caused by the migration of a fish bone through the...

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Published in:Surgery today (Tokyo, Japan) Japan), 2008-06, Vol.38 (6), p.572-575
Main Authors: Clarençon, Frédéric, Scatton, Olivier, Bruguière, Eric, Silvera, Stéphane, Afanou, Guillaume, Soubrane, Olivier, Vignaux, Olivier, Legmann, Paul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Bone and Bones
Case Report
Fishes
Foreign-Body Migration
Foreign-Body Migration - complications
Foreign-Body Migration - diagnostic imaging
Human health and pathology
Humans
Life Sciences
Liver Abscess
Liver Abscess - diagnostic imaging
Liver Abscess - etiology
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Recurrence
Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography
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Summary:Pyogenic liver abscess is an unusual cause of fever and abdominal pain, but it is potentially fatal. It is rarely caused by a local event, but rather by hematogenous dissemination or biliary tract disease. We report an uncommon case of liver abscess caused by the migration of a fish bone through the gastrointestinal wall.
ISSN:0941-1291
1436-2813
DOI:10.1007/s00595-007-3670-x