Enterohepatic Migration of Fish Bone Resulting in Liver Abscess. (8th November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ede, Chikwendu; Sobnach, Sanju; Kahn, Delawir; Bhyat, Ahmed
• Other Names: Kawai Hideki Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in surgery. Volume 2015(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-11-08
• Subjects: Surgery -- Periodicals; Surgery -- Case studies -- Periodicals; Surgical Procedures, Operative; General Surgery; Surgery; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Case studies; Periodicals; Case Reports; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; 617
• DOI: 10.1155/2015/238342
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6900

Abstract

Abstract : Liver abscess formation due to enterohepatic migration of a foreign body is extremely rare. Foreign body ingestion is generally an unconscious and painless event, thus complicating preoperative diagnosis in most patients. We report the case of a 61-year-old man who presented with secondary peritonitis from a ruptured hepatic abscess after an ingested fish bone migrated into the liver.