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Swallowing a safety pin: Report of a case
Emmanuel Isaac Benizri1, Charlotte Cohen, Jean Marc Bereder
1Emmanuel Isaac Benizri, Charlotte Cohen, Jean Marc Bereder, Amine Rahili, Daniel Benchimol, Department of General Surgery and Digestive Cancerology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Hôpital de l'Archet 2, Nice 06200, France.
Abstract:
Ingestion of a foreign body is a frequent and well-known medical problem with several diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. Usually, ingested foreign bodies pass through the alimentary tract without incident. In some cases, they can be lodged in the appendix and may cause appendicitis. We report a case of a 29-year old woman, suffering from mental illness, with a safety pin lodged in the appendix. Initially, the patient consulted for abdominal pain. After a period of waiting, during which time the foreign body did not move, a colonoscopy was performed but failed to see the safety pin. Then, the patient underwent a laparoscopic appendectomy. Pathological examination showed an ulcerative appendicitis.
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