Ingested Lamb Bone Presented as Right Iliac Fossa Pain Mimicking Acute Appendicitis

Ingested Lamb Bone Presented as Right Iliac Fossa Pain Mimicking Acute Appendicitis

Abdominal pain is a frequent presentation encountered by the primary care physician. Acute appendicitis accounts for a small but significant proportion of abdominal pain cases seen. Among the known etiologies mimicking appendicitis, foreign-body ingestion is exceedingly rare and may be easily misdia...

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Main Authors: Sonia Farooq Ahmed Khan, Zain Hashmi, Munazza Asad, Shahan Waheed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-01-01
Series:Journal of Primary Care Specialties
Subjects:
acute appendicitis
bone lodgment
foreign-body ingestion
right iliac fossa pain
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jopcs.jopcs_27_24
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