'Screw'--appendicitis.
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.
Samujh
Ram
R
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India. ysamujh@yahoo.com
Mansoor
Khizer
K
Khan
Imran
I
Mannan
A
A
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