Case Report
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World J Gastrointest Surg. May 27, 2025; 17(5): 105423
Published online May 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i5.105423
Chronic abdominal pain caused by foreign bodies in the appendix: A case report
Tao Huang, Shang-Kun Li, Wei Wang, Rui Zhang
Tao Huang, Rui Zhang, Department of General Surgery, Tianjin Xiqing Hospital, Tianjin 300380, China
Shang-Kun Li, Department of Radiology, Tianjin Xiqing Hospital, Tianjin 300380, China
Wei Wang, Department of Pathology, Tianjin Xiqing Hospital, Tianjin 300380, China
Co-first authors: Tao Huang and Rui Zhang.
Author contributions: Huang T was responsible for the preparation of the manuscript, and Huang T and Zhang R were responsible for the operation and treatment of the case. All authors made a significant contribution to the conception, study design, execution, data acquisition, analysis and interpretation; and drafting, revising or critically reviewing the case report. All authors have read and approved the final version to be published. Huang T and Zhang R contributed equally to this work as co-first authors.
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Corresponding author: Tao Huang, MD, Associate Chief Physician, Department of General Surgery, Tianjin Xiqing Hospital, No. 403 Xiqing Road, Xiqing District, Tianjin 300380, China. htwww2008@126.com
Received: January 22, 2025
Revised: February 24, 2025
Accepted: March 10, 2025
Published online: May 27, 2025
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Core Tip

Core Tip: We report an extremely rare case of chronic appendicitis caused by a chicken bone in the appendix. The patient was 35-year-old woman, and had a long-term abdominal pain of unknown cause. Abdominal computed tomography examination suggested foreign bodies in the appendix, and laparoscopic appendectomy was performed. The postoperative specimen revealed chicken bones in the appendix cavity, and histopathological examination confirmed chronic appendicitis with giant cell reaction of foreign bodies. The patient recovered and was followed up for two months without abdominal pain.