Year 2019 / Volume 111 / Number 2
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A liver abscess secondary to a toothpick: a rare complication of accidental foreign body ingestion

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DOI: 10.17235/reed.2018.5860/2018

Baltasar Pérez Saborido, Martín Bailón Cuadrado, Rosalía Velasco López,

Abstract
Perforation of the gastrointestinal tract caused by the ingested foreign bodies and subsequent hepatic abscess formation is uncommon. Early diagnosis is difficult and the treatment is mainly surgical.
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Publication history

Received: 02/08/2018

Accepted: 04/08/2018

Online First: 15/10/2018

Published: 01/02/2019

Article Online First time: 74 days

Article editing time: 183 days


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