Uncommon causes of acute appendicitis: foreign bodies in the cecal appendix

Rev Esp Enferm Dig. 2022 Jun;114(6):361-362. doi: 10.17235/reed.2022.8625/2022.

Abstract

A 50-year-old woman with a history of hysterectomy for endometrial cancer in 2015 visited because of abdominal pain for 1 week and fever simultaneous with her third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Physical examination revealed a mobile mass in the right iliac fossa, and laboratory testing showed C-reactive protein at 3 mg/dL, with no further changes. Ultrasound results were consistent with an appendiceal inflammatory mass, and a CT scan revealed an appendicolith as likely cause. The patient was subjected to laparoscopy, which found inside the mass a metallic piece (dental prosthesis) that perforated the appendiceal lumen at the mid portion of the appendix. Appendectomy was completed and the patient was discharged on the third day post-procedure.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Appendectomy
  • Appendicitis* / diagnostic imaging
  • Appendicitis* / etiology
  • Appendicitis* / surgery
  • Appendix* / diagnostic imaging
  • Appendix* / surgery
  • COVID-19 Vaccines
  • COVID-19*
  • Female
  • Foreign Bodies* / complications
  • Foreign Bodies* / diagnostic imaging
  • Foreign Bodies* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • COVID-19 Vaccines