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East and Central African Journal of Surgery
Association of Surgeons of East Africa and College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa
ISSN: 1024-297X
EISSN: 1024-297X
Vol. 15, No. 2, 2010, pp. 156-158
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Bioline Code: js10053
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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East and Central African Journal of Surgery, Vol. 15, No. 2, 2010, pp. 156-158
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Missed Intra Uterine Device: A Rare Indication for Appendicectomy- Case Report with Review of Literature
Singhal, S.R.; Marwah, D.S.; Paul, A. & Singhal, S.K.
Abstract
Appendicitis is a common indication for appendicectomy. Other indications are mucocele, faecoliths, calculi and tumors. Intra Uterine Device (IUD) perforation is a rare complication of IUD and it may perforate and lodge in the appendix leading to IUD appendicitis which is a rare indication for appendicectomy. We review the literature and report a case in which appendicectomy was done for IUD appendicitis due to missed IUD.
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