Open AccessFever of unknown origin due to intrahepatic wooden toothpick
Author(s) -
Currò Giuseppe,
Lazzara Salvatore,
Cogliandolo Andrea,
Latteri Saverio,
Navarra Giuseppe
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.768
Subject(s) - medicine , foreign body ingestion , ultrasonography , peritonitis , radiology , abdominal ultrasonography , foreign body , ingestion , surgery , general surgery
Key Clinical Message Ingestion of foreign bodies is a common clinical problem, but intrahepatic migration is an exceptional occurrence. Clinical history is not helpful. Abdominal ultrasonography and CT are fundamental to exclude surgical causes of fever of unknown origin. Laparoscopic segmental liver resection is recommendable to avoid generalized peritonitis.