A bizarre foreign body in the appendix: A case report

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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jun 27, 2013; 5(6): 195-198
Published online Jun 27, 2013. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v5.i6.195

A bizarre foreign body in the appendix: A case report

Nicola Antonacci, Marcello Labombarda, Claudio Ricci, Salvatore Buscemi, Riccardo Casadei, Francesco Minni

Nicola Antonacci, Marcello Labombarda, Claudio Ricci, Salvatore Buscemi, Riccardo Casadei, Francesco Minni, Department of General and Emergency Surgery, General and Emergency Surgery Unit, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, 40100 Bologna, Italy

Author contributions: Antonacci N, Labombarda M and Ricci C designed the report; Antonacci N and Buscemi S performed surgical operations; Minni F and Casadei R was attending doctor for the patient; Labombarda M organized the report and Antonacci N wrote paper.

Correspondence to: Nicola Antonacci, MD, Department of General and Emergency Surgery, General and Emergency Surgery Unit, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Via Massarenti 9, 40100 Bologna, Italy. nikk79it@yahoo.it

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Received: February 20, 2013
Revised: April 11, 2013
Accepted: April 17, 2013
Published online: June 27, 2013

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Core tip: To our knowledge this is the first case of a marrowbone within an appendix with a delayed presentation which was adequately recognized and treated laparoscopically. Our case showed a unique clinical picture in which a bizarre foreign body remained dormant within the appendix for 15 years. This case could offer a possible diagnostic and therapeutic option for appropriately treating patients with foreign bodies within the appendix.