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| Year : 2011 | Volume
: 16
| Issue : 1 | Page : 29-30 |
Ingested metallic foreign body lodged in the appendix
RR Sarkar, J Bisht, SK Sinha Roy
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research and Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial Hospital, Kolkata, India
Correspondence Address:
R R Sarkar
Flat J-3-E, Saoura Niloy Housing Complex 1, Kailash Ghosh Road, Kolkata 700008
India
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PMID: 21430847 
An 8-year-old child ingested a metallic screw 3 months prior to admission. At laparotomy, the foreign body was found to be lodged inside the vermiform appendix, and was removed by appendicectomy.
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