Laparoscopic Treatment of Hepatic Abscess Caused by an Ingested Foreign Body
10.7602/jmis.2019.22.4.177
- Author:
Dong Hee KIM
1
;
Min Sung KIM
;
Jin Wan PARK
;
Yeon Soo CHANG
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Eulji Medical Center, Eulji University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. cutdowngs@naver.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hepatic abscess;
Foreign body;
Laparoscopy
- MeSH:
Abscess;
Chickens;
Drainage;
Emergency Service, Hospital;
Fever;
Foreign Bodies;
Humans;
Laparoscopy;
Liver Abscess;
Liver Abscess, Pyogenic;
Middle Aged;
Peritoneal Cavity
- From:Journal of Minimally Invasive Surgery
2019;22(4):177-180
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Pyogenic hepatic abscess caused by an ingested foreign body is extremely uncommon, and reports on the laparoscopic treatment for it are very rare. We report here on a case of hepatic abscess caused by an ingested chicken bone which was treated with a laparoscopic approach. A 61-year-old man visited an emergency room with the chief complaints of high fever. He was diagnosed with pyogenic liver abscess that contained a sharp calcified foreign body seen on a CT-scan. At first, percutaneous transhepatic drainage of the abscess was performed to achieve recovery of the patient's condition. Subsequent laparoscopic exploration found and removed the foreign body in the lesser sac. The foreign body turned out to be an ingested chicken bone. The patient was discharged on the 10th day after surgery.
