Laparoscopy treatment of liver abscess secondary to an unusual foreign body (rosemary twig)

• Main Authors: André Thá Nassif (Author), Victor Hugo Granella (Author), Tulio Rucinski (Author), Bruno Landal Cavassin (Author), Alesandra Bassani (Author), Lucas Thá Nassif (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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A hepatic abscess caused by a swallowed foreign body is a rare and challenging diagnosis. Most patients have nonspecific symptoms, and more than 90% of patients do not remember having swallowed it, which occurred accidentally. In this setting, fish bones, chicken bones, and toothpicks are the most f...