Abstract
Appendicitis remains the most common condition leading to emergency abdominal operations in children and adolescents. We present a case of foreign bodies in the appendix causing obstruction and perforation of the appendicular tip by a nail.
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Samuel, M., Sajwany, M.J. The appendix — a junkyard. Pediatr Surg Int 9, 57–58 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00176110
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