Acute appendicitis, foreign bodies and COVID-19 vaccination: correspondence.

Rujittika Mungmunpuntipantip, Viroj Wiwanitkit

Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva 2022 Jul

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We would like to comment on the publication "Uncommon causes of acute appendicitis: foreign bodies in the cecal appendix." Rodríguez Lucas et al. presented a COVID-19 recipient who presented with acute appendicitis and surgical exploration detected dental prosthesis. The foreign body might be the cause of acute appendicitis. Dental protsthesis is a possible problematic foreign body that might be trapped in appendix. The history of dental prosthesis loss might be a useful clue for this specific clinical situation.

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Rujittika Mungmunpuntipantip, Viroj Wiwanitkit. Acute appendicitis, foreign bodies and COVID-19 vaccination: correspondence. Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva. 2022 Jul;114(7):427-428