Toothpick Perforation of the Stomach Causing Gastro-hepatic Recess Abscess Treated by Laparoscopy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Intraabdominal abscess due to gastric perforation by a foreign body is rare and may be fatal. In such cases, diagnosis is usually difficult due to non-specific symptoms and failure to remember the ingestion event by the patient as well as low clinical suspicion by the physician. This article demonst...
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| author | Sumaya A. Alkhulaifi Mohannad K. Saffaf Abdullah S. Aldarwish Sami Alhawassi |
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| description | Intraabdominal abscess due to gastric perforation by a foreign body is rare and may be fatal. In such cases, diagnosis is usually difficult due to non-specific symptoms and failure to remember the ingestion event by the patient as well as low clinical suspicion by the physician. This article demonstrates a rare case of gastro-hepatic recess abscess secondary to a toothpick perforating the lesser curvature of the stomach, diagnosed by a computed tomography scan. Laparoscopy was performed to drain the abscess and extract the foreign body without complications; the patient made a complete uncomplicated recovery. Our case highlighted the clinical challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of such rare cases. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bc8def449820465a8ffed899e12503bb2025-08-21T05:00:11ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsDr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal2666-819X2590-33492024-04-0162767810.4103/DSHMJ.DSHMJ_20_24Toothpick Perforation of the Stomach Causing Gastro-hepatic Recess Abscess Treated by Laparoscopy: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureSumaya A. AlkhulaifiMohannad K. SaffafAbdullah S. AldarwishSami AlhawassiIntraabdominal abscess due to gastric perforation by a foreign body is rare and may be fatal. In such cases, diagnosis is usually difficult due to non-specific symptoms and failure to remember the ingestion event by the patient as well as low clinical suspicion by the physician. This article demonstrates a rare case of gastro-hepatic recess abscess secondary to a toothpick perforating the lesser curvature of the stomach, diagnosed by a computed tomography scan. Laparoscopy was performed to drain the abscess and extract the foreign body without complications; the patient made a complete uncomplicated recovery. Our case highlighted the clinical challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of such rare cases.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/DSHMJ.DSHMJ_20_24gastric perforationgastro-hepatic recess abscesstoothpick |
| spellingShingle | Sumaya A. Alkhulaifi Mohannad K. Saffaf Abdullah S. Aldarwish Sami Alhawassi Toothpick Perforation of the Stomach Causing Gastro-hepatic Recess Abscess Treated by Laparoscopy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Journal gastric perforation gastro-hepatic recess abscess toothpick |
| title | Toothpick Perforation of the Stomach Causing Gastro-hepatic Recess Abscess Treated by Laparoscopy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Toothpick Perforation of the Stomach Causing Gastro-hepatic Recess Abscess Treated by Laparoscopy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Toothpick Perforation of the Stomach Causing Gastro-hepatic Recess Abscess Treated by Laparoscopy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Toothpick Perforation of the Stomach Causing Gastro-hepatic Recess Abscess Treated by Laparoscopy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Toothpick Perforation of the Stomach Causing Gastro-hepatic Recess Abscess Treated by Laparoscopy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | toothpick perforation of the stomach causing gastro hepatic recess abscess treated by laparoscopy a case report and review of the literature |
| topic | gastric perforation gastro-hepatic recess abscess toothpick |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/DSHMJ.DSHMJ_20_24 |
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