title: Computer tomography imaging of an unusual cause of appendicitis: a case report.
abstract: Foreign body occlusion of appendices lumen is a quite rare cause of appendicitis due to foreign body. We present a case of a 63-year-old male who presented with right lower quadrant pain since 24 hours. Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated an acute appendicitis due to a metallic foreign body which was found to be a bullet.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Emergency Medicine, St Pierre Hospital, 2 Department of Gastroenterology, Brugmann Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ngatchou
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Emergency Medicine, St Pierre Hospital, 2 Department of Gastroenterology, Brugmann Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mols
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Emergency Medicine, St Pierre Hospital, 2 Department of Gastroenterology, Brugmann Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Ahmed S E
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Ramadan
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Emergency Medicine, St Pierre Hospital, 2 Department of Gastroenterology, Brugmann Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Michèle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ngassa
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Emergency Medicine, St Pierre Hospital, 2 Department of Gastroenterology, Brugmann Hospital, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: Pierre Youatou
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Towo
keywords: Gamble; appendicitis; bullet