An unusual case of foreign body appendicitis secondary to haricot bean

Yıl 2008, Cilt: 13 Sayı: 4, 295 - 296, 01.08.2008

Uğur Bozlar Mutlu Sağlam Fatih Örs Nail Ersöz İsmail Hakkı Özerhan Mustafa Tahir Özer

Öz

Appendicitis is an endemic disease that may be seen in all age groups. Foreign bodies have occasionally been reported in the etiopathogenesis and this is the first report, to our knowledge, where a haricot bean caused appendicitis. ©2008, Firat University, Medical Faculty.

Anahtar Kelimeler

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Kuru Fasülye Tanesine Bağlı Nadir Bir Yabancı Cisim Apandisiti

Öz

Apandisit ve komplikasyonları, bütün yaş grubu hastalarda görülebilen yaygın bir problemdir. Yabancı cisimler, nadiren apandisite neden olurlar. Bu, ilk kez raporlanan apendiks içindeki kuru fasülye tanesinin neden olduğu apandisit olgusudur. ©2008, Fırat Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi

Anahtar Kelimeler

Apandisit, kuru fasülye, ultrasonografi

Kaynakça

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• Kabul Tarihi:06.02.2008