An Unusual Cause of Abdominal Pain: Three Lead Pellets within the Appendix Vermiformis

Most ingested foreign bodies usually pass out in the feces uneventfully. Complications such as intestinal perforation and bleeding usually occur with sharp, thin, stiff, long, and pointed objects. This case describes the management of three lead pellets within the appendix vermiformis. A 45-year-old...

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Main Authors: Orhan Veli Ozkan, Vecdi Muderris, Fatih Altintoprak, Orhan Yagmurkaya, Omer Yalkin, Fehmi Celebi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/496372
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