ArticleBMC surgery2022
Liver abscess in the caudate lobe caused by a fishbone and treated by laparoscopy: a case report.
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- Case Report: Laparoscopic management of penetrating liver injury from pneumatic nail gun.Frontiers in surgery · 2025Article
- Something Seems Fishy: Hepatic Abscess Due to Foreign Body Ingestion in a Pediatric Patient.Cureus · 2024Article
- CT diagnosis and laparoscopic treatment of hepatic abscess secondary to fish bone transmigration through the stomach wall.Radiology case reports · 2023Article
- Case report and literature review: An intrahepatic sewing needle in a child.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
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backgroundIngestion of fish bones leading to gastric perforation and inducing abscess formation in the caudate lobe of the liver is very rare. CASE PRESENTATION: A 67-year-old man presented to our hospital with a 2-day history of subxiphoid pain. There were no specific symptoms other than pain. Laboratory tests showed only an increase in the number and percentage of neutrophils. Contrast-enhanced Computerized tomography (CT) of the abdomen showed two linear dense opacities in the gastric cardia, one of which penetrated the stomach and was adjacent to the caudate lobe of the liver, with inflammatory changes in the caudate lobe. We finally diagnosed his condition as a caudate lobe abscess secondary to intestinal perforation caused by a fishbone based on the history and imaging findings. The patient underwent 3D laparoscopic partial caudate lobectomy, incision and drainage of the liver abscess, and fishbone removal. The procedure was successful and we removed the fishbone from the liver. The patient was discharged on the 9th postoperative day without other complications.
conclusionsLiver abscess caused by foreign bodies requires multidisciplinary treatment. Especially when located in the caudate lobe, we must detect and remove the cause of the abscess as early as possible. Foreign bodies that perforate the gastrointestinal tract can penetrate to the liver and cause abscess formation, as in this case. When exploring the etiology of liver abscesses, we should investigate the general condition, including the whole gastrointestinal tract.
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