A Case of Hepatic Abscess that Formed Secondary to Fish Bone Penetration

We report a case of hepatic abscess that developed secondary to penetration by a fish bone. A 53-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of right upper abdominal pain and fever and percutaneous abscess drainage was performed under ultrasonographic guidance. An abscess was diagnosed i...

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Published inNippon Shokaki Geka Gakkai zasshi Vol. 39; no. 12; pp. 1811 - 1815
Main Authors Mizunuma, Kazuyuki, Nakatsuka, Hirofumi, Fujitaka, Tsuguo, Nakashima, Shintaro, Itamoto, Toshiyuki, Asahara, Toshimasa
Format Journal Article
LanguageJapanese
Published The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery 2006
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fish bone
hepatic abscess
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Summary:We report a case of hepatic abscess that developed secondary to penetration by a fish bone. A 53-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of right upper abdominal pain and fever and percutaneous abscess drainage was performed under ultrasonographic guidance. An abscess was diagnosed in liver segment 6. Abdominal ultrasonography and computed tomography revealed a hepatic abscess with a high echoic and a linear high density area, suggesting a foreign body. At laparotomy we diagnosed a hepatic abscess secondary to penetration through the duodenum by a fish bone. Although hepatic abscesses secondary to fish bone penetration are rare, it is important to find an area of linear calcification of a lesion by diagnostic imaging.
ISSN:0386-9768
1348-9372
DOI:10.5833/jjgs.39.1811