Unusual Presentation of Unwitnessed Lollipop Stick Ingestion: A Case Report

Farzana Arab, Faizan Ahmed Fazlani, Maham Hayat

Abstract

Foreign body ingestion is a common pediatric emergency. However, complications such as intestinal perforation are rare. They are mostly reported when a sharp or pointed objects are swallowed. In this case report an 8-years-old male who presented with acute abdominal pain and operated as having acute appendicitis based on clinical and ultrasound findings found to have a lollipop stick impacted in cecum and resulted in perforation. The presentation is unusual as child was quite grown up and did not disclose the event to the parents and neither to the surgical team. This lead to misdiagnosis.

Key words

Cecal perforation, Acute appendicitis, Foreign body ingestion, Acute abdomen.