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A missing tongue stud: an unusual appendicular foreign body.

H I A Hadi1, H M Quah, A Maw

  • 1Department of General Surgery, Glan Clwyd Hospital, Denbigshire, United Kingdom.

International Surgery
|June 16, 2006
PubMed
Summary

Foreign body appendicitis is rare, but a case of a swallowed tongue stud causing chronic pain was successfully treated with laparoscopic appendicectomy. This highlights the importance of considering ingested foreign objects in appendicitis diagnosis.

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Area of Science:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Surgical Pathology

Background:

  • Appendicitis is commonly caused by obstruction, but foreign bodies are a rare etiology.
  • Body piercing practices introduce unique foreign objects that can migrate internally.

Observation:

  • A patient presented with chronic right iliac fossa pain.
  • A history of a previously ingested tongue stud after body piercing was noted.

Findings:

  • The ingested tongue stud had impacted the appendix.
  • Laparoscopic appendicectomy successfully removed the foreign body.
  • Surgical intervention led to complete resolution of the patient's symptoms.

Implications:

  • This case underscores the need to consider ingested foreign bodies, such as those from body piercings, in the differential diagnosis of appendicitis.

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  • Laparoscopic appendicectomy is an effective treatment for foreign body-induced appendicitis.
  • Further literature review is warranted on the clinical management of appendiceal foreign bodies.