Foreign body removal through an appendicostomy.
The removal of button cell batteries or small coins impacted in the terminal ileum or right colon through an appendicostomy is described. This technique was used effectively in three patients.
Mizrahi
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Department of General Surgery, Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Medicine.
Eyal
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I
Shtamler
B
B
D001065:Appendix / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods