Endoscopic clip-induced acute appendicitis in a patient on chronic hemodialysis: a case report with literature review

Abstract Background Foreign body-induced acute appendicitis is rare but could most often be caused by fish bones; those caused by endoscopic clips are highly rare. Herein, we report a case of acute appendicitis caused by endoscopic clips that developed 2 years after the endoscopic procedure. Case pr...

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Main Authors: Daichi Yomogida, Yuhei Fujisawa, Akari Takeji, Yasuhito Takeda, Yoshiharu Tomita, Yukihiro Shirota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:Renal Replacement Therapy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41100-023-00505-z