Metallic foreign body in the appendix of 3-year-old boy.
Foreign body-induced appendicitis is a rare but well-known entity. This condition was discovered during the first appendectomy performed almost 275 years ago. For the pediatric surgeon, evaluation of a patient for swallowed foreign bodies is common, and most foreign bodies traverse the gastrointestinal tract without incident. However, when the foreign body becomes incarcerated in the appendix, a prophylactic appendectomy is recommended to prevent appendicitis. We present the case of an asymptomatic 3-year-old boy with a metallic foreign body lodged in the appendix that was treated with a fluoroscopically assisted laparoscopic appendectomy and discuss treatment of sharp vs blunt foreign bodies of the appendix.
Hartin
Charles W
CW
Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery, Women and Children's Hospital of Buffalo, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14222, USA.
Lau
Stanley T
ST
Caty
Michael G
MG
D001062:Appendectomy; D001065:Appendix / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017558:Elective Surgical Procedures; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000627:therapeutic use
D011092:Polyethylene Glycols