Laparoscopic Extraction of a Hepatic Fish Bone Mimicking a Liver Mass After Gastric Perforation

Approximately 29 % of foreign-body perforations occur in the anus or distal rectum, and the remaining 71 % of perforations were intra-abdominal [1]. Asymptomatic perforation of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) with subsequent penetration into solid organ(s) is rare [2, 3]. Penetration of the foreign body into solid organ(s) results in severe consequences such as liver abscess [4], pancreatic abscess [5], and even death [6]. We present a case of successful management with laparoscopy for fish bone penetrating the liver parenchyma after perforating the GIT and mimicking a liver mass.