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Prophylactic appendicectomy due to foreign body. Case report
F C Carnevalli1, E Chaib, C H Toniolo
1Digestive Tract Surgery Division, University of São Paulo Medical School.
Arquivos De Gastroenterologia
|July 1, 1994
Abstract:
A 11-year-old mentally ill male who had swallowed a metal necklace that has been lodged on the cecal appendix is presented. Because of the relatively high risk of an acute appendicitis a prophylactic appendicectomy was performed.