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Liver Abscess Caused by Ingestion of a Sewing Needle

Liver abscesses have a low incidence and can be caused by multiple etiologies. We present an interesting case of a 74-year-old woman who presented with abdominal pain and leukocytosis. Imaging revealed a foreign body in the antrum of the stomach extending to an area of hypodensity in the liver. She...

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Autores principales: Basquez, Ryan L, Butt, Ifrah, Billings, Ashley, Pippin, Micah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7392365/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32760625
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8924