Case Report

Retained Foreign Body Causing a Liver Abscess

Table 3

Procedures used to remove fishbones (reference from Table 4).

Procedure used to removed foreign body in 56 patientsN (%)

Laparotomy20 (37.04)
Percutaneous abscess drainage + other procedures16 (29.63)
Laparoscopy + other procedures11 (20.37)
IV antibiotics3 (5.56)
Autopsy2 (3.70)
Endoscopy + other procedures2 (3.70)
Colonoscopy1(1.85)
Unknown1 (1.85)