Hepatic abscesses subsequent to a gastrointestinal perforation after the ingestion of a foreign body are rare, even more so if the perforation passes through the gastric antrum to the common bile duct. We present the case of a 75-year-old male who had been suffering from fever, discomfort and weakness for a week.
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