A 43-year-old man from Dombivli with nearly a month of chest heaviness and upper abdominal discomfort was found to have a 2-cm fish bone lodged in the stomach wall, with an adjacent localized abscess near the liver. An endoscopic intervention allowed doctors to remove the foreign body and drain the collection without resorting to open surgery. The patient, who was being treated for diabetes and hypertension, initially developed symptoms during a work-related visit to Kolkata. Cardiac evaluation, including an ECG, did not reveal a significant abnormality.

His symptoms persisted after he returned home, despite undergoing further investigations. Over the following 10 days, the discomfort intensified. Evaluation at a private hospital in Vashi showed largely unremarkable initial findings, apart from a mildly elevated C-reactive protein level of 27 mg/L. Endoscopy Raises a New Possibility…