Abstract
The majority of foreign bodies (FBs) swallowed by children are passed spontaneously without event. Perforation of the intestine with migration to the liver is rare. A child with a needle in the right lobe of the liver is reported.
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Crankson, S.J. Hepatic foreign body in a child. Pediatr Surg Int 12, 426–427 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01076958
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01076958