RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Percutaneous removal of a retained appendicolith causing recurrent perihepatic abscesses between the liver and diaphragm JF BMJ Case Reports JO BMJ Case Reports FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP e230176 DO 10.1136/bcr-2019-230176 VO 12 IS 7 A1 Hafez Mohammad Ammar Abdullah A1 Muslim Atiq A1 Terry Yeager YR 2019 UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/12/7/e230176.abstract AB Many cases of appendicitis can be associated with appendicoliths. These may sometimes be lost during appendectomies and may be lodged in the body. Most of these cases lead to recurrent abscess formation, and these appendicoliths invariably need removal. Typically, this used to be done as an open surgery or laparoscopically. Here we describe the case of a transcutaneous removal of an appendicolith that was lodged between the liver and diaphragm that led to recurrent perihepatic abscess formation in a 24-year-old otherwise healthy man. The patient made a successful recovery without any recurrence. A transcutaneous approach to remove a retained appendicolith may be a feasible, a safe and an easy method to extract appendicoliths that are accessible for transcutaneous removal.