Ingested foreign body mimicking acute appendicitis
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A rare cause of acute appendicitis: an ingested foreign body.
Various kinds of foreign bodies causing appendicitis have been reported. However, a needle contained in the appendix is very rare, especially in adults. We report an unusual case of a twenty year old man who had ingested a needle ten days prior and presented with signs and symptoms of acute abdominal pain. An abdominal computed tomography scan revealed acute appendicitis. The patient was succes...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2210-2612
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2018.04.003