. The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine . , etc. Ofthese foreign bodies the pin is the mostfrequently reported. Mitchell8 in 1894collected 33 such cases from the and Hurdon4 added 13; Fowler3added four which these authors omittedfrom their statistics, and collected 13additional cases from the literature downto 1912, making a total of 63 cases ofappendicitis due to a pin in the ap-pendix. In the literature since then Ifind similar cases reported by Rivarola,9ReicheIderfer,IU Mahoney,11 and Fowler3;a total of 6_ to which I will add the follow
. The American journal of roentgenology, radium therapy and nuclear medicine . , etc. Ofthese foreign bodies the pin is the mostfrequently reported. Mitchell8 in 1894collected 33 such cases from the and Hurdon4 added 13; Fowler3added four which these authors omittedfrom their statistics, and collected 13additional cases from the literature downto 1912, making a total of 63 cases ofappendicitis due to a pin in the ap-pendix. In the literature since then Ifind similar cases reported by Rivarola,9ReicheIderfer,IU Mahoney,11 and Fowler3;a total of 6_ to which I will add the follow-ing 2 cases. Case i. Baby, aged seventeen 29, 1919. American Roentgen Ray Society. Chicago, 111., Feb. 22, 1922. 438 Appendicitis Due to Foreign Bodies in the Lumen of the Appendix Diagnosis. Mass in right side. X-rayshowed pin in region of ileocecal valve. Operative Diagnosis. Abscess in ileo-cecal region. Treatment. Incision and drainage. Family History. Parents living. Nega-tive. Personal History. No previous illness. Present Illness. Last June, nine months. Shadow of Pin, Cast- 1. previously, baby swallowed pin. Twowicks ago began to show indications ofstomach trouble. Refused food. March2-, 1919, mother noticed mass in rightside of abdomen. ,Y-ray showed pin inregion of ileocecal valve. Physical Examination. General condi-tion fair. Mass in right side.\i operation. Abscess. Description of Operation. Incision anddrainage. Patient returned for secondoperation on April 12, iqiq. Diagnosis. Pin in intestinal tract. At Operation. Pin in appendix. Per-forated, small pocket ol pus. Description oj 0]>eration. Incision alongline of old incision. Appendectomy: Iodinecatgut for ligation; purse-string suture oflinen; amputation. Stump treated withcarbolic and alcohol; inverted. Closure:Iodine catgut No. 3; fascia, chromiccatgut No. 2 (double). Skin, silkwormgut. Iodoform gauze drainage. Case ii. Female, aged , April 25, 1919. Diagnosis. Abdominal
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