Warning: file_get_contents(https://eutils.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&id=26220986
&cmd=llinks): Failed to open stream: HTTP request failed! HTTP/1.1 429 Too Many Requests
in C:\Inetpub\vhosts\kidney.de\httpdocs\pget.php on line 215
A drawing pin, drill bit, several staples and a magnet: definitely not a simple
case of appendicitis
#MMPMID26220986
Coles C
BMJ Case Rep
2015[Jul]; 2015
(?): ? PMID26220986
show ga
The sequalae of foreign body ingestion may present in a number of manners and are
even more prone to difficulties when a history of foreign body ingestion is not
apparent. An 8-year-old boy with a short history of abdominal pain and vomiting
presented to the hospital after seeing his general practitioner. He had a history
of developmental delay. Examination revealed lower abdominal peritonism and his
blood tests revealed elevated inflammatory markers. The patient was initially
diagnosed with acute appendicitis and proceeded to theatre. At operation, the
patient had a normal appendix but two perforations of the small bowel were
incidentally discovered. After theatre, the patient underwent an abdominal X-ray,
which revealed a number of radiopaque objects in the rectum. He returned to
theatre where a number of metallic objects and a magnet were manually retrieved
from the patient's rectum. He made a full recovery and was discharged home a few
days later.
free
free
free
