Abdominal pain from ingested bone misdiagnosed as appendicitis: Report of a rare case and literature review

Abdominal pain from ingested bone misdiagnosed as appendicitis: Report of a rare case and literature review

Bones are potential foreign bodies that could be accidentally ingested, leading to several symptoms varying from asymptomatic to perforation of the gastrointestinal tract. However, these cases are rare but may be misdiagnosed with other common diseases such as appendicitis. We present in this case a...

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Main Authors: Hoshman Rahman Asaad, MBChB, K.B.M.S, Heero Ismael Faraj, MBChB, Ahmed Altom, MBChB, Syamand Abdulrahman Ahmed, MBChB, Bakhtyar Kamal Muhammad, MBChB, Muhammad Jabar Rashid, MBChB, Jeza M. Abdul Aziz, Msc., Rebwar Hassan Khdhir, Bsc., Nguyen Tien Huy, M.D., Ph.D
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Subjects:
Misdiagnosis
Colonoscopy
Appendicitis
Ingest meat bone
A rare case
Foreign bodies
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043322006537

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