A Case of Liver Abscess Caused by Toothpick Penetrating Gastric Wall / 대한소화기내시경학회지
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
;
: 94-99, 2006.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-42411
ABSTRACT
The ingestion of foreign bodies into the gastrointestinal tract is common, and most are passed out spontaneously without causing any problems. However, a perforation can cause a variety of complications involving considerable morbidity and mortality. Moreover, clinical presentation of a perforation can vary and patients are often unaware of the episode. Hence, a pre-operative diagnosis is difficult under these circumstances. We report an unusual case of a liver abscess that developed secondary to a toothpick that had penetrated the gastric wall and migrated to the liver. The liver abscess was treated successfully with internal drainage by inserting an endoscopic pigtail catheter through the hepato-gastric fistula. The toothpick was removed using an endoscopic snare.
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Main subject:
Mortality
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Year:
2006
Type:
Article
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