Toothpick in the porta: Recurrent liver abscesses secondary to transgastric migration of a toothpick with successful surgical exploration retrieval

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

We present a rare case of a 72-year-old man with recurrent hepatic abscesses secondary to transgastric migration of a toothpick into the liver parenchyma and left portal venous branch. Prior to identification of the foreign body, the patient received multiple courses of antibiotics and underwent image-guided catheter placement without resolution of infection. Given his refractory abdominal pain, fevers, and chills, a repeat abdominal CT was obtained and demonstrated a radio-opaque object extending through the prepyloric gastric submucosa into the liver parenchyma and left portal vein. EGD confirmed a pre-pyloric fistula tract with purulent discharge. The patient subsequently underwent exploratory laparotomy, cholecystectomy, porta hepatis exploration, removal of foreign body, and ligation of porto-enteric fistula tract. A wooden toothpick was removed in its entirety. Interval CT demonstrated resolution of hepatic abscesses and no evidence of persistent porto-enteric fistula. This exceptional case demonstrates the value of multidisciplinary care, hypervigilance for patients with refractory pyogenic liver abscesses of unknown origin, and the importance of careful preoperative planning.

목차 (Table of Contents)

• INTRODUCTION
• CASE
• DISCUSSION
• REFERENCES

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