Literature DB >> 3776965

Appendiceal obstruction by a toothpick removed at colonoscopy.

S J Meltzer, M D Goldberg, R M Meltzer, F Claps.   

Abstract

A case of obstruction of the appendix simulating colon carcinoma is presented. The cause of the patient's symptoms and radiographic findings was found at colonoscopy to be a toothpick embedded in the appendix. The toothpick was extracted colonoscopically. Cases of intestinal obstruction by toothpicks reported in the literature are reviewed.

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Year:  1986        PMID: 3776965

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Am J Gastroenterol        ISSN: 0002-9270            Impact factor:   10.864


  8 in total

1.  Endoscopic extraction of a metal key impacted within the appendix.

Authors:  Charalampos Pilichos; Georgios Tasias; Emmanouil Pyleris; Nikolaos Anyfantis; Nikolaos Pantelaros; Charalampos Barbatzas
Journal:  World J Gastrointest Endosc       Date:  2010-11-16

2.  Toothpick impaction with sigmoid colon pseudodiverticulum formation successfully treated with colonoscopy.

Authors:  Youn Son Chung; Yong Woo Chung; Sun You Moon; Su Mi Yoon; Min-Jeong Kim; Kyoung Oh Kim; Cheol Hee Park; Taeho Hahn; Kyo-Sang Yoo; Sang Hoon Park; Jong Hyeok Kim; Choong Kee Park
Journal:  World J Gastroenterol       Date:  2008-02-14       Impact factor: 5.742

3.  Acute Appendicitis as Complication of Colon Transit Time Study; A Case Report.

Authors:  Leila Ghahramani; Reza Roshanravan; Shahin Khodaei; Salar Rahimi Kazerooni; Sam Moslemi
Journal:  Middle East J Dig Dis       Date:  2015-07

4.  Computed Tomographic Detection of Toothpick Perforation of the Jejunum: Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Authors:  Alfonso Reginelli; Pasquale Liguori; Valeria Perrotta; Giuseppina Annunziata; Antonio Pinto
Journal:  Radiol Case Rep       Date:  2016-01-05

5.  A case of needle ingestion in a female - laparoscopic retrieval.

Authors:  A Comman; P Gaetzschmann; T Hanner; M Behrend
Journal:  JSLS       Date:  2008 Jul-Sep       Impact factor: 2.172

6.  Intramural gastric abscess caused by a toothpick presenting as a subepithelial tumor.

Authors:  Wang Guk Oh; Mun Chul Kim; Hyun Ju Yoon; Jae Woo Park; Min A Yang; Cheon Beom Lee; Ji Woong Kim; Jin Woong Cho
Journal:  Clin Endosc       Date:  2014-05-31

7.  Toothpick Ingestion Causing Gastric Submucosal Mass and Abscess.

Authors:  Daniel J Waintraub; Lionel S D'Souza; Emilio Madrigal; Neil D Theise; Evin J McCabe; Jason Bratcher
Journal:  ACG Case Rep J       Date:  2016-08-31

8.  Unusual cause of appendicitis. A case report of acute appendicitis caused by needle ingestion.

Authors:  Francisco Tustumi; Guilherme Garcia Hudari; Natalia Rebeque Modolo; André Luiz Gioia Morrell; Antônio Afonso de Miranda Neto; André Roncon Dias
Journal:  Int J Surg Case Rep       Date:  2020-06-12
  8 in total

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