Cecal retention of a swallowed penny mimicking appendicitis in a healthy 2 year old.
Toddlers commonly ingest coins. Studies of the evaluation and management of such ingestions have focused on the risk of complications from impaction in the esophagus. It is commonly assumed that coins that have passed through the esophagus present little or no risk for distal complications. We present the first report of cecal retention of a penny in a previously healthy 2 year old, ultimately resulting in surgical intervention.
The Children's Hospital, Denver, CO 80218, USA. betz.jennifer@tchden.org
Jennifer S
JS
Betz
Louis C
LC
Hampers
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002432:Cecum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology