′PEN′ appendicitis

We report a three-year-old boy who ingested the tip of a pen and presented with signs of appendicitis. Plain abdominal radiographs showed the foreign body in the right iliac fossa. Surgical exploration revealed perforated appendix and the foreign body in its lumen. Appendectomy resulted in satisfact...

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Main Authors: Amadou Issa (Author), Ngaringuem Olivier (Author), Ndour Oumar (Author), Ngom Gabriel (Author)
Format: Book
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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3rd Floor Main Library

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