Ingested foreign body mimicking an appendicolith in a child.
We describe an unusual case of a child who had ingested sand and stones and presented with signs and symptoms suggestive of appendicitis. Plain radiographs revealed calcific opacities in the right iliac fossa simulating appendicoliths. At surgery and histopathology a small sealed off perforation of the terminal ileum with hard concretions in the wall was observed.
Department of Imaging, The Childrens Hospital at Westmead, Locked bag 4001, Westmead, Sydney, NSW 2145, Australia.
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D001064:Appendicitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001065:Appendix; D002137:Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002429:Cecal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography