Acute appendicitis caused by metallic foreign body (bullet). Case report

Acta Chir Scand. 1987 Nov-Dec;153(11-12):697-8.

Abstract

In a patient who had sustained bullet wounding 9 years previously, acute appendicitis was associated with presence of a bullet in the appendix. The case is described.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Appendicitis / etiology*
  • Appendicitis / surgery
  • Female
  • Foreign Bodies / complications*
  • Foreign-Body Migration / complications*
  • Humans
  • Time Factors
  • Wounds, Gunshot / complications*