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ArticleOxford medical case reports2020

An unusual cause of appendectomy in a child (a sharp pin trapped in the appendix): a case report.

Leen Jamel Doya, Nabila Salhab, Hanin Ahmed Mansour, Mohammad Ahmad Almahmod Alkhalil

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Article in Oxford medical case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 33% of its field
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Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Leen Jamel DoyaDepartment of Pediatrics, Tishreen University Hospital, Lattakia, Syria.ORCID 0000-0003-0814-5135
Nabila SalhabDepartment of Pediatrics, Tishreen University Hospital, Lattakia, Syria.
Hanin Ahmed MansourDepartment of Pediatrics, Tishreen University Hospital, Lattakia, Syria.
Mohammad Ahmad Almahmod AlkhalilDepartment of Pediatrics, Tishreen University Hospital, Lattakia, Syria.
Latakia University · SY

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Foreign bodies' (FBs) ingestion is a common problem among children and the psychologically deranged. Ingested FBs usually pass through the alimentary tract without any incident. They can rarely be placed in the appendix and may cause problems. Here we report a case of an appendectomy with no signs of inflammation indicated for a sharp metallic foreign body trapped in the appendix of a 13-year-old Syrian girl. The diagnosis was made through serially abdominal X-rays and abdominal ultrasound.

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abdominal X-raysappendectomyingested foreign bodiessharp metallic foreign

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PMID32728452
PMCPMC7376983
OpenAlexW3044689115

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