Fish Bone Induced Liver Abscess: A Very Rare Case Report
Abstract:
Foreign body migration is an unusual & extremely rare cause of liver abscess, but it does happen. Here we present the case of a 45 year old woman who presented with a recurrent upper abdominal pain & fever for 1 month. Medical therapy was failed & the patient was referred to our tertiary level hospital. An abscess in the left lobe of liver with a suspected foreign body within was found in ultrasonography of abdomen which was later confirmed by CT scan & surgery. At laparotomy, a 2.5 cm long fishbone was found within an abscess cavity in left hepatic lobe along with a hepatoduodenal fistula. Drainage of the abscess, resection of the fistulous tract & removal of the foreign body was done. The post-operative period was uneventful & the patient was discharged on 7th post-operative day.