1998
Ingested Foreign Bodies within the Appendix: A 100-Year Review of the Literature
Klingler P, Seelig M, DeVault K, Wetscher G, Floch N, Branton S, Hinder R. Ingested Foreign Bodies within the Appendix: A 100-Year Review of the Literature. Digestive Diseases 1998, 16: 308-314. PMID: 9892790, DOI: 10.1159/000016880.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForeign bodyFollow-upClinical managementRare cause of appendicitisRight lower abdominal quadrantCases of ingested foreign bodiesLower abdominal quadrantClinical follow-upCause of appendicitisPlain abdominal filmsLaparoscopic explorationAppendiceal perforationRare causeAppendiceal lumenAbdominal quadrantFluoroscopic guidanceAbdominal filmsColonoscopic removalAppendicitisIngested foreign bodiesAbdominal radiographsHigh riskAnatomical positionAge groupsComplications
1986
Perforated appendicitis and obstructing colonic carcinoma in the elderly
Sumpio B, Ballantyne G, Zdon M, Modlin I. Perforated appendicitis and obstructing colonic carcinoma in the elderly. Diseases Of The Colon & Rectum 1986, 29: 668-670. PMID: 3757711, DOI: 10.1007/bf02560335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPerforated appendicitisColonic carcinomaPercent of patientsMajority of patientsYears of ageAppendiceal lumenElderly patientsFaecal fistulaLymphoid hyperplasiaOccult bloodCarcinoid tumorsSecond patientBarium enemaFirst patientColonic cancerDiagnostic colonoscopySigmoid carcinomaColonic neoplasmsCommon causeAppendicitisSuch lesionsPatientsCarcinomaAppendectomyMen
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