Retained Foreign Body Causing a Liver Abscess
Joint Authors
Sim, Guek Gwee
Sheth, Sujata Kirtikant
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-12-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
A liver abscess caused by fishbone ingestion is extremely rare in the Emergency Department.
Case Report.
We report a case of a middle-aged female who presented to the Emergency Department with nonspecific symptoms.
Computed tomography showed a liver abscess that had formed secondary to a fishbone.
The patient was treated conservatively initially and subsequently with percutaneous drainage and finally with open drainage.
Her condition improved and she was discharged from the hospital with the foreign body still in-situ.
Conclusion.
This case is one of six cases in literature where the patient has been discharged successfully from the hospital with a retained fishbone.
It also demonstrates the difficulty of diagnosing a foreign body causing a liver abscess and the multiple treatment modalities used to treat a liver abscess caused by fishbone.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sim, Guek Gwee& Sheth, Sujata Kirtikant. 2019. Retained Foreign Body Causing a Liver Abscess. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135930
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sim, Guek Gwee& Sheth, Sujata Kirtikant. Retained Foreign Body Causing a Liver Abscess. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135930
American Medical Association (AMA)
Sim, Guek Gwee& Sheth, Sujata Kirtikant. Retained Foreign Body Causing a Liver Abscess. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1135930
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1135930