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CASE REPORT
Fishbone-induced perforated appendicitis
  1. Yanik J Bababekov1,
  2. Eric J Stanelle1,
  3. Hani H Abujudeh2,
  4. Haytham M A Kaafarani3
  1. 1Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  2. 2Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  3. 3Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Haytham Kaafarani, hkaafarani{at}mgh.harvard.edu

Summary

We review the literature and describe a case of fishbone-induced appendicitis. A 63-year-old man presented with abdominal pain. Work up including a focused history and imaging revealed fishbone-induced perforated appendicitis. The patient was managed safely and successfully with laparoscopic removal of the foreign body and appendectomy.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2015-209562

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