Liver abscess due to a fish bone injury: A case report and review of the literature

Abstract

There are several cases of liver abscesses caused by the ingestion of a foreign body, especially in the elderly. Fish bones or chicken bones are sharp foreign bodies that can migrate through the digestive tract to the liver parenchyma. We reported a 71-year-old man who presented to the emergency department with fever and epigastric pain. Computed tomography scan showed a liver abscess related to a long and sharp foreign body which is protruding from the left lobe of the liver. Systemic antibiotic treatment was initiated and later the foreign body was removed by laparoscopic surgery.

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