Foreign Body Ingestion Followed by Appendiceal Perforation

Background. Foreign body ingestion is very common among specific groups, especially children. However, appendicitis and perforated appendix caused by a foreign body is rare. Case summary. A 40-year-old female presented with abdominal pain in the right lower quadrant of 10 days duration after acciden...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sarah Qassim, Ali Lairy, Sami Asfar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2021-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8877671