Hepatic abscess caused by an ingested chicken bone
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Hepatic abscess caused by an ingested chicken bone.
An 80-year-old man, presented to our hospital with a history of fever, vomiting and diarrhea that had started one week before. Blood tests revealed an elevated white cell count and mildly increased aminotransferases and alkaline phosphatase levels. Abdominal ultrasound demonstrated a hypoechoic lesion in the left hepatic lobe. Contrast CT scan confirmed the presence of a liver abscess with a di...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1130-0108
DOI: 10.4321/s1130-01082013000100007