Abstract
Ingested foreign body (FB) can occasionally lodge into the vermiform appendix leading to its inflammation. A 4-year-old girl presented with features of acute appendicitis. On X ray abdomen a metallic pin was seen in right lower abdomen. Patient had open appendicectomy and a metallic pin was found penetrating both walls of appendix near its tip. Postoperative recovery was uneventful.
Highlights
Acute appendicitis due to foreign body (FB) ingestion is very rare.[1,2,3] Bones, nails, stones, seeds of fruits and vegetables, and air gun pellets, have been described lodging into the appendix lumen
We present here a four year-old girl with metallic pin ingestion leading to acute appendicitis
A 4-year-old girl child presented with lower abdominal pain, vomiting, fever, and abdominal distension for five days
Summary
Acute appendicitis due to FB ingestion is very rare.[1,2,3] Bones, nails, stones, seeds of fruits and vegetables, and air gun pellets, have been described lodging into the appendix lumen. Correspondence*: Dr Sudhir Singh, Department of Pediatric Surgery, King George’s Medical University (KGMU) Lucknow, India. We present here a four year-old girl with metallic pin ingestion leading to acute appendicitis.
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