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