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