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<article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="en"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">Russian Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Anesthesia and Intensive Care</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="en">Russian Journal of Pediatric Surgery, Anesthesia and Intensive Care</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Российский вестник детской хирургии, анестезиологии и реаниматологии</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="print">2219-4061</issn><issn publication-format="electronic">2587-6554</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">2047</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.17816/psaic2047</article-id><article-id pub-id-type="edn">JHBUAE</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>Case reports</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="toc-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Клинические случаи</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="article-type"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title xml:lang="en">Metallic foreign bodies of the vermiform appendix in children: case reports</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="ru"><trans-title>Металлические инородные тела червеобразного отростка у детей: клинические случаи</trans-title></trans-title-group><trans-title-group xml:lang="zh"><trans-title>儿童阑尾金属异物：临床病例</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5964-3033</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">5545-8353</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Perepelkin</surname><given-names>Andrey I.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Перепелкин</surname><given-names>Андрей Иванович</given-names></name><name xml:lang="zh"><surname>Perepelkin</surname><given-names>Andrey I.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>д-р мед. наук, профессор</p></bio><bio xml:lang="zh"><p>MD, Dr. Sci. (Medicine), Professor</p></bio><email>similipolai@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8308-8364</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">3223-7231</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Sinitsyn</surname><given-names>Aleksey G.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Синицын</surname><given-names>Алексей Геннадиевич</given-names></name><name xml:lang="zh"><surname>Sinitsyn</surname><given-names>Aleksey G.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine)</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>канд. мед. наук</p></bio><bio xml:lang="zh"><p>MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine)</p></bio><email>sur04@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6627-1028</contrib-id><contrib-id contrib-id-type="spin">1465-6360</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Kopan</surname><given-names>Gleb A.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Копань</surname><given-names>Глеб Анатольевич</given-names></name><name xml:lang="zh"><surname>Kopan</surname><given-names>Gleb A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><bio xml:lang="en"><p>MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine), Assistant Professor</p></bio><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>канд. мед. наук, доцент</p></bio><bio xml:lang="zh"><p>MD, Cand. Sci. (Medicine), Assistant Professor</p></bio><email>gleb.kopan@yandex.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5553-4826</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Shomah</surname><given-names>Ahmad I.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Шомах</surname><given-names>Ахмад Ибрагим</given-names></name><name xml:lang="zh"><surname>Shomah</surname><given-names>Ahmad I.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><address><country country="RU">Russian Federation</country></address><email>ahmadshomah@yahoo.com</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1"/><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff2"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Volgograd State Medical University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Волгоградский государственный медицинский университет</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="zh">Volgograd State Medical University</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><aff-alternatives id="aff2"><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Clinical Emergency Hospital No. 7, Volgograd</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Клиническая больница скорой медицинской помощи № 7, Волгоград</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="zh">Clinical Emergency Hospital No. 7, Volgograd</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub" iso-8601-date="2026-07-24" publication-format="electronic"><day>24</day><month>07</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>26</volume><issue>2</issue><issue-title xml:lang="en"/><issue-title xml:lang="ru"/><issue-title xml:lang="zh"/><fpage>279</fpage><lpage>286</lpage><history><date date-type="received" iso-8601-date="2026-06-05"><day>05</day><month>06</month><year>2026</year></date><date date-type="accepted" iso-8601-date="2026-06-16"><day>16</day><month>06</month><year>2026</year></date></history><permissions><copyright-statement xml:lang="en">Copyright ©; 2026, Eco-Vector</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="ru">Copyright ©; 2026, Эко-Вектор</copyright-statement><copyright-statement xml:lang="zh">Copyright ©; 2026,</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Eco-Vector</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Эко-Вектор</copyright-holder><license><ali:license_ref xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/">https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0</ali:license_ref></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://rps-journal.ru/jour/article/view/2047">https://rps-journal.ru/jour/article/view/2047</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Foreign bodies of the vermiform appendix in children are an extremely rare condition, accounting for approximately 0.0005% of all pediatric acute appendicitis cases. The vast majority of ingested metallic objects pass spontaneously through the gastrointestinal tract. However, when an object becomes lodged in the appendiceal lumen, it causes obstruction, wall ischemia, and inflammation, which may be latent or mimic other conditions. In clinical practice, diagnostic delay is associated with two main factors: difficulty in interpreting serial X-rays (the mobility of the ileocecal junction may give a false impression of object transit) and the absence of a pronounced clinical picture, which prevents timely recognition of surgical pathology. This article presents two cases from the Clinical Hospital of Emergency Medical Care No. 7 in Volgograd. In the first case, an 8-year-old boy had three round radiopaque objects (0.7 cm each) visible on serial X-rays; changes in their position were misinterpreted as intestinal transit. The diagnosis of three bullets in the appendix was confirmed only by CT on day 22 of hospitalization. In the second case, a 12-year-old boy with recurrent abdominal pain for several months had two magnetic spheres (3 mm in diameter) that had penetrated the appendiceal wall into its mesentery, which was discovered intraoperatively. Both patients underwent laparoscopic appendectomy with favorable outcomes. Persistent localization of radiopaque objects in the right lower quadrant in children requires early CT or diagnostic laparoscopy. If two or more magnets are seen in the area of the appendix, emergency surgery is indicated regardless of clinical signs of inflammation. Watchful waiting is not recommended for confirmed appendiceal foreign bodies because of the high risk of perforation and septic complications. These cases demonstrate the diagnostic challenges of this rare condition.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>Инородные тела червеобразного отростка у детей — крайне редкая патология, частота которой составляет около 0,0005% всех случаев острого аппендицита в детской популяции. Проглоченные детьми металлические предметы в подавляющем большинстве случаев беспрепятственно эвакуируются из желудочно-кишечного тракта. Однако при фиксации объекта в просвете аппендикса развивается обтурация, ишемия стенки и воспалительный процесс, который может протекать латентно или под маской другой патологии. В клинической практике диагностическая задержка при инородных телах червеобразного отростка связана с двумя основными факторами: сложностью интерпретации серийных рентгенограмм (мобильность илеоцекального угла может создавать ложное впечатление транзита объектов) и отсутствием развёрнутой клинической картины, что не позволяет своевременно заподозрить хирургическую патологию. В статье представлены два наблюдения из практики Клинической больницы скорой медицинской помощи № 7 Волгограда. В первом случае у мальчика 8 лет при серийной рентгенографии визуализировались три округлых рентгеноконтрастных объекта (0,7 см), изменение положения которых на снимках ошибочно интерпретировалось как кишечный транзит. Диагноз трёх пуль в просвете червеобразного отростка был верифицирован только при компьютерной томографии на 22-е сутки госпитализации. Во втором случае у подростка 12 лет с рецидивирующими абдоминальными болями в течение нескольких месяцев два магнитных шарика (диаметром 3 мм) пенетрировали стенку отростка в его брыжейку, что было выявлено интраоперационно. В обоих наблюдениях выполнена лапароскопическая аппендэктомия с благоприятным исходом. Стойкая локализация рентгеноконтрастных объектов в правой подвздошной области у детей требует раннего выполнения компьютерной томографии или диагностической лапароскопии. При выявлении двух и более магнитов в проекции аппендикса показано экстренное хирургическое вмешательство независимо от наличия клинических симптомов воспаления. Выжидательная тактика при верифицированных инородных телах аппендикса не рекомендуется ввиду высокого риска перфорации и гнойно-септических осложнений. Представленные наблюдения демонстрируют диагностические ловушки, характерные для данной редкой патологии.</p></trans-abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="zh"><p>儿童阑尾异物是一种极为罕见的病理，其发生率约占儿童群体中所有急性阑尾炎病例的0.0005%。 儿童吞下的金属物品在绝大多数情况下会无意外地从胃肠道排出。然而，当物体滞留于阑尾腔内时，会发生梗阻、壁缺血和炎症过程，该过程可潜伏进行或在其他病理的掩盖下进行。在临床实践中，阑尾异物的诊断延迟与两个主要因素有关：系列X光片判读的复杂性（盲肠移动性可能造成物体移位的假象）和缺乏详细的临床表现，这导致无法及时怀疑外科病理。本文介绍了来自伏尔加格勒第7急救临床医院实践中的两个观察病例。第一例中，一名8岁男孩在进行系列X线摄影时显示出三个圆形X线不透光异物（0.7厘米），其在影像上的位置变化被错误地解读为肠道移位。阑尾管腔内三颗弹丸的诊断仅在住院第22天通过计算机断层扫描得到证实。第二例中，一名12岁青少年在数月内反复出现腹痛，术中发现两颗磁珠（直径3毫米）穿透阑尾壁进入其肠系膜。两例观察均进行了腹腔镜阑尾切除术，结果良好。儿童右髂窝区域X线不透光异物的固定定位需要尽早进行计算机断层扫描或诊断性腹腔镜检查。当在阑尾投影区发现两颗或更多磁珠时，无论是否存在炎症临床症状， 均建议进行急诊外科手术干预。对于已确诊的阑尾异物，鉴于穿孔和脓毒症并发症的高风险，不建议采取观望策略。所呈现的观察病例展示了这种罕见病理所特有的诊断陷阱。</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>foreign body</kwd><kwd>appendix</kwd><kwd>appendicitis</kwd><kwd>diagnostic pitfall</kwd><kwd>magnetic foreign bodies</kwd><kwd>children</kwd><kwd>case report</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>инородное тело</kwd><kwd>червеобразный отросток</kwd><kwd>аппендицит</kwd><kwd>диагностическая ошибка</kwd><kwd>магнитные инородные тела</kwd><kwd>дети</kwd><kwd>клинический случай</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="zh"><kwd>异物</kwd><kwd>阑尾</kwd><kwd>阑尾炎</kwd><kwd>诊断错误</kwd><kwd>磁性异物</kwd><kwd>儿童</kwd><kwd>临床病例</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group/></article-meta></front><body></body><back><ref-list><ref id="B1"><label>1.</label><mixed-citation>Pogorelić Z, Čohadžić TA. 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