Hepatic Abscess Secondary to Stomach Perforation by a Fish Bone: a Rare Cause of Hepatic Abscess
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A fish bone-related hepatic abscess
We report an unusual case of pyogenic, hepatic abscess caused by fish bone penetration of the duodenum in a 68-year-old woman. The fish bone had migrated into the liver through the duodenal wall. The patient was initially admitted to our emergency room with abdominal pain, fever, and asthenia. A contrastenhanced abdominal coputed tomography (CT) scan showed a hepatic abscess in relation with a ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Hepatology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1665-2681
DOI: 10.5604/01.3001.0012.3171