Santos, SAlberto, SCruz, EPires, EFigueira, TCoimbra, EEstevez, JOliveira, MNovais, LDeus, JR2009-11-232009-11-232007World J Gastroenterol. 2007 Mar 7;13(9):1466-701007-9327http://hdl.handle.net/10400.10/30Hepatic abscess due to perforation of the gastrointestinal tract caused by ingested foreign bodies is uncommon. Pre-operative diagnosis is diffi cult as patients are often unaware of the foreign body ingestion and symptoms and imagiology are usually non-specific. The authors report a case of 62-year-old woman who was admitted with fever and abdominal pain. Further investigation revealed hepatic abscess, without resolution despite antibiotic therapy. A liver abscess resulting from perforation and intra-hepatic migration of a bone coming from the pilorum was diagnosed by surgery. The literature concerning foreign body-induced perforation of the gastrointestinal tract complicated by liver abscess is reviewed.engAbcesso hepáticoCorpos estranhosjournal article