title: Foreign-body appendicitis.
abstract: The authors report the case of a 9-year-old boy who had a needle in his appendix. The contrast between absence of clinical symptoms and clear inflammatory changes of the appendix is noted. The authors recommend appendectomy for patients with pointed foreign bodies in the appendix to avoid inflammation and perforation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Central Emek Hospital, Afula, Israel.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sukhotnik
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Klin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Siplovich
mesh_terms: D001064:Appendicitis / Q000209:etiology*; D001065:Appendix / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002648:Child; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography