A 19-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain 10 h after ingesting a capsule endoscope. The pain subsequently localised to the right iliac fossa with guarding and cough/percussion tenderness. Follow-up pelvic ultrasound showed a tender non-compressible appendix consistent with appendicitis. The patient underwent a laparoscopic appendectomy with good recovery. This report describes an unusual presentation of appendicitis following ingestion of a capsule endoscope.
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