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Life-threatening pica: liver abscess from perforating foreign body
M Perkins1, J Lovell, S Gruenewald
1Department of Nuclear Medicine and Ultrasound, Westmead Hospital, Australia.
Australasian Radiology
|July 21, 2000
Summary
A psychiatric patient with pica developed a liver abscess from a duodenal perforation by a pen. Ultrasound and CT scans were crucial for diagnosis, with ultrasound showing superiority in locating the foreign body without anesthesia.
Area of Science:
- Gastroenterology
- Radiology
- General Surgery
Background:
- Pica, an eating disorder, can lead to the ingestion of non-food items.
- Foreign body ingestion can cause gastrointestinal perforation and subsequent complications like abscess formation.
- Pyogenic liver abscesses are serious infections requiring prompt diagnosis and treatment.