Successful treatment of liver abscess secondary to foreign body penetration of the alimentary tract: A case report and literature review

Figure 1 Imaging studies with contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan. A: A hyperdense linear foreign body embedded in the posterior wall of the antrum with transgastric penetration and attachment to the upper pancreatic border (arrow); B: Sagittal multiplanar reformation image demonstrating close contact of the foreign body to the pancreas without evidence of vascular injury (arrow).

Figure 2 Liver abscess demonstrated in imaging study. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan showing a 7-cm hypodense mass in the lateral segment of the left hepatic lobe (outlined by arrows).

Figure 3 Endoscopic retrieval of the foreign body penetrating the stomach. A: Removal of the toothpick penetrating the posterior wall of the gastric antrum by a pair of grasping forceps; B: The foreign body removed: a 7-cm long wooden toothpick with two sharp ends.