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Review
. 1994 Jan;12(1):53-6.
doi: 10.1016/0735-6757(94)90199-6.

Delayed appendicitis from an ingested foreign body

S M Green  1 , S P Schmidt, S G Rothrock
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Review

Delayed appendicitis from an ingested foreign body

S M Green et al. Am J Emerg Med. 1994 Jan.

Abstract

An unusual case of acute appendicitis induced by a metal drill bit that was ingested by a 27-year-old man 3 years before presentation is reported. This foreign body lodged in the patient's appendix and developed a fecalith coating. When this fecalith coating enlarged enough to obstruct the appendiceal lumen, the patient presented with classic acute appendicitis. Foreign body-induced appendicitis is reviewed.

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