A Fish Bone-Related 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: Clinics and Practice
سال: 2011
ISSN: 2039-7283
DOI: 10.4081/cp.2011.e115