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British Journal of Radiology (2009) 82, e79-e81
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doi: 10.1259/bjr/16399296
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British Journal of Radiology 82 (2009),e79-e81 ©2009 The British Institute of Radiology

Migration of a swallowed toothpick into the liver: the value of multiplanar CT

H J LIU, MD C H LIANG, MD B HUANG, MD S F XIE, PhD and G Y WANG, PhD

Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510080, China

Correspondence: C H Liang, Department of Radiology, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province 510080, China. E-mail: dr_liang62{at}hotmail.com

Foreign body ingestion is not an uncommon problem encountered in clinical practice. However, the associated complication of bowel perforation and migration of the foreign body to the liver is rare. We report two cases of hepatic foreign bodies identified intra-operatively as toothpicks, with the alimentary tract being the presumed origin.






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