Nail Biting as a Cause of Appendicitis.
Journal
Case reports in surgery
ISSN: 2090-6900
Titre abrégé: Case Rep Surg
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101580191
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
03
01
2020
accepted:
25
02
2020
entrez:
21
4
2020
pubmed:
21
4
2020
medline:
21
4
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Ingestion of a foreign body is commonly encountered in clinical practice, but most cause no complications, passing spontaneously through the gastrointestinal tract. However, they can cause obstructive signs and symptoms, and surgical intervention for extraction of the foreign body may be required after identifying its location. We present here the case of a 49-year-old woman who presented to our emergency room with abdominal pain localizing to the right lower quadrant. Evaluation was most consistent with acute appendicitis, and she underwent uncomplicated appendectomy. A keratin nail with
Identifiants
pubmed: 32309003
doi: 10.1155/2020/3930905
pmc: PMC7152951
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
3930905Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Michael Pagacz et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that they have no conflicts of interest.
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