Lead shot incarceration in appendix: an unusual cause of appendicular foreign body

BMJ Case Rep. 2013 Apr 23:2013:bcr2012008447. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2012-008447.

Abstract

A previously fit man was investigated for right-sided abdominal pain and an appendicular foreign body (FB) caused by ingested lead shot was found. He had associated urinary tract infection causing his symptoms and hence was treated conservatively. We present this rare case, followed by discussion of the causes, investigations, clinical significance and management of appendicular FBs.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Appendicitis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Appendicitis / etiology*
  • Deglutition
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Foreign Bodies / complications*
  • Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Lead
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Urinary Tract Infections / complications
  • Urinary Tract Infections / drug therapy

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Lead