Appendicitis following capsule endoscopy.
A 19-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain 10 h after ingesting a capsule endoscope. The pain subsequently localised to the right iliac fossa with guarding and cough/percussion tenderness. Follow-up pelvic ultrasound showed a tender non-compressible appendix consistent with appendicitis. The patient underwent a laparoscopic appendectomy with good recovery. This report describes an unusual presentation of appendicitis following ingestion of a capsule endoscope.
Department of Emergency, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Department of Emergency, Blacktown Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods*; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D053705:Capsule Endoscopes; D053704:Capsule Endoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome