J Korean Radiol Soc.  2001 Apr;44(4):505-507. 10.3348/jkrs.2001.44.4.505.

Perihepatic Foreign Body Abscess mimicking a Ruptured Hepatic Tumor: A Case Report

• Jung MR
• Lee IS
• Ha HK
• Kim PN
• Lee MG

• KMID: 2302487
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.2001.44.4.505

Abstract

The most common surgically retained foreign body is t506e laparotomy sponge, and since cotton sponges are inert, they do not undergo any specific decomposition or biochemical reaction. Pathologically, however, two types of foreign body reaction occur: either type there is an aseptic fibrinous response that creates adhesions and encapsulation, resulting in a foreign-body granuloma, or the response is exudative in nature and leads to abscess formation with or without secondary bacterial invasion. We describe the case of a 52-year-old woman with a past history of cholecystectomy in whom a foreign-body abscess mimicked a hepatic tumor. Index words : Peritoneum, abscess Foreign bodies

Keyword

Peritoneum, abscess; Foreign bodies

MeSH Terms

Abscess*
Cholecystectomy
Female
Fibrin
Foreign Bodies*
Foreign-Body Reaction
Granuloma, Foreign-Body
Humans
Laparotomy
Middle Aged
Peritoneum
Porifera
Fibrin