PMC2629011_01
Abdominal X-ray: demonstrating a foreign body in the region of the ileo-caecal valve. There was no small bowel dilatation and there was air in the rectum.
umj7801-004-f1.jpg
PMC2629011_01_umj7801-004-f1.jpg
fig1
His chest X-ray showed no pneumoperitoneum and his abdominal film showed what appeared to be a foreign body in the region of the ileo-caecal valve (figure 1).
Intra-operative photograph demonstrating an ileo-caecal fistula and perforated appendix
umj7801-004-f2.jpg
PMC2629011_01_umj7801-004-f2.jpg
fig2
There was peritoneal contamination with turbid fluid, a perforation at the proximal end of the appendix was noted and there was an ileo-caecal fistula found 5cm proximal to the ileo-caecal valve (figure 2).
Foreign bodies found in the caecum and ileum, which turned out to be magnets
umj7801-004-f3.jpg
PMC2629011_01_umj7801-004-f3.jpg
fig3
Foreign bodies, which after removal were found to be magnets, were found in the caecum and in the terminal ileum (figure 3).