Citation

Fischer CD, Mukherjee A. S. Dak. J. Med. 2004; 57(1): 19-22.

Affiliation

USD School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Sioux Falls, SD, USA.

Comment In:

S D J Med 2004;57(4):137.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, South Dakota Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

14964977

Abstract

Among the causes of appendicitis, foreign body obstruction of the appendiceal lumen is one of the rarest. In the majority of cases, swallowed foreign bodies pass through the alimentary system without causing any significant disease manifestation. Of those items that are swallowed, rigid and/or sharp ones, such as needles, have the greatest potential to enter the appendiceal lumen and cause an inflammatory reaction with or without perforation. In this case report, appendectomy was performed in a patient who was symptomatic after swallowing a sharp foreign body.

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