title: 'Screw'--appendicitis.
abstract: We report a rare case of appendicitis due to screw in the appendix in a 4-year old boy. An appendicectomy was done. Foreign body appendicitis should be treated with early surgical intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India. ysamujh@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ram
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Samujh
authors.forename: Khizer
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mansoor
authors.forename: Imran
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mannan
mesh_terms: D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male