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Abstract
An unusual case of acute appendicitis induced by a metal drill bit that was ingested
by a 27-year-old man 3 years before presentation is reported. This foreign body lodged
in the patient's appendix and developed a fecalith coating. When this fecalith coating
enlarged enough to obstruct the appendiceal lumen, the patient presented with classic
acute appendicitis. Foreign body-induced appendicitis is reviewed.
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Publication History
Accepted:
May 2,
1993
Received:
April 2,
1993
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© 1994 Published by Elsevier Inc.
