Hepatic Abscess Induced by Fish Bone Migration: Two Case Reports

• Autor(a) principal: Mateus, José Eduardo
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Silva, Carlos, Beirão, Sofia, Pimentel, Jorge
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://www.actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/9662
• topic: Fishes; Foreign Bodies; Intestinal Perforation; Liver Abscess; Abcesso Hepático; Corpo Estranho; Peixes; Perfuração Intestinal

Although foreign body ingestion is a common occurrence, perforation and penetration of the gastrointestinal tract is unusual and the development of a hepatic abscess is even more rare. The authors describe two cases of fish bone perforation of the gastrointestinal tract with hepatic perforation and abscess formation, from distinctive age groups and varying presentation, although both developed septic shock. The lack of history of ingestion of foreign bodies, non-specificity of both clinical presentation and complementary examinations all play a role in delaying the diagnosis and therefore in the prognosis itself.