Delayed appendicitis from an ingested foreign body.
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.
Green
S M
SM
Department of Emergency Medicine, Riverside General Hospital, CA 92503.
Schmidt
S P
SP
Rothrock
S G
SG
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000209:etiology*; D001065:Appendix / Q000473:pathology; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male