title: Ingested metallic foreign body lodged in the appendix.
abstract: An 8-year-old child ingested a metallic screw 3 months prior to admission. At laparotomy, the foreign body was found to be lodged inside the vermiform appendix, and was removed by appendicectomy.
authors: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital, Kolkata, India.
authors: R R
authors: RR
authors: Sarkar
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Bisht
authors: S K
authors: SK
authors: Sinha Roy