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CT-scan showing the abscess formation in segment V of the liver with an air bubble (thick white arrows) and fat stranding between the colonic hepatic flexure and the liver (thin white arrows).
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CT-scan of the abdomen showed a hepatic lesion in segment V, with air bubbles, measuring 33 mm, corresponding to an abscess with fat stranding around the colonic hepatic flexure, and a possible fistulous tract extending inferiorly to the colon (Figs 1 and 2).
CT-scan showing the abscess (thick white arrows) with coronal cuts showing fat stranding communicating the colonic hepatic flexure all the way to the segment V of the liver reaching the abscess cavity (thin white arrows).
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CT-scan of the abdomen showed a hepatic lesion in segment V, with air bubbles, measuring 33 mm, corresponding to an abscess with fat stranding around the colonic hepatic flexure, and a possible fistulous tract extending inferiorly to the colon (Figs 1 and 2).
Hepatic wedge resection around the foreign object that revealed to be a toothpick (white arrows) protruding through liver segment V.
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Dissection around the foreign object revealed a toothpick embedded in the liver parenchyma (Fig. 3).
Hepatic specimen removed, with the toothpick lodged inside.
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Wedge resection around it was performed and hemostasis (Fig. 4).