PubMed · 8786509
Foreign-body appendicitis.
Abstract
The authors report the case of a 9-year-old boy who had a needle in his appendix. The contrast between absence of clinical symptoms and clear inflammatory changes of the appendix is noted. The authors recommend appendectomy for patients with pointed foreign bodies in the appendix to avoid inflammation and perforation.
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I Sukhotnik, B Klin, L Siplovich. 1995. Foreign-body appendicitis.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-3468(95)90427-1
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