Abstract

Foreign body ingestion is a common problem encountered in the pediatric age group. The majority of these foreign bodies spontaneously pass with stools. Foreign bodies in the appendix and appendiceal perforation due to foreign body are extremely rare. We report an 8-year-old child who presented with an acute abdomen caused by the perforation of tip of the appendix. Because of an ingested safetypin

Keywords: Foreign body, intestinal perforation, appendix, child

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Karaman A, Karaman A, Aslan MK, Çavuşoğlu YH, Erdoğan D, Tütün Ö. PERFORATION OF THE APPENDIX CAUSED BY A PIN. Turk J Pediatr Dis [Internet]. 2009 Jun. 1 [cited 2025 May 24];3(3):51-3. Available from: https://turkjpediatrdis.org/article/view/74