Liver abscess in the caudate lobe caused by a fishbone and treated by laparoscopy: a case report

Abstract Background Ingestion of fish bones leading to gastric perforation and inducing abscess formation in the caudate lobe of the liver is very rare. Case presentation A 67-year-old man presented to our hospital with a 2-day history of subxiphoid pain. There were no specific symptoms other than p...

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Main Authors: Feng Xia, Peng Zhu, Xiao-ping Chen, Bi-xiang Zhang, Ming-yu Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-021-01457-z