Appendiceal obstruction by a toothpick removed at colonoscopy.
A case of obstruction of the appendix simulating colon carcinoma is presented. The cause of the patient's symptoms and radiographic findings was found at colonoscopy to be a toothpick embedded in the appendix. The toothpick was extracted colonoscopically. Cases of intestinal obstruction by toothpicks reported in the literature are reviewed.
D000368:Aged; D001065:Appendix; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male