Thoracoscopic Removal of an Intrapulmonary Sewing Needle: A case report.
- Author:
Jeong Hwan YU
1
;
Shin Kwang KANG
;
Myung Hoon NA
;
Seung Pyung LIM
;
Young LEE
;
Jae Hyeon YU
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University. jahyu@cnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Foreign body;
Thoracoscopy
- MeSH:
Foreign Bodies;
Humans;
Needles*;
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted;
Thoracoscopy;
Thorax;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Young Adult
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2007;40(11):798-801
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 24 year old man visited our hospital, because an intrapulmonary foreign body had been found incidentally. Simple chest X-ray showed a 5 cm sized foreign body of metallic density, and chest CT confirmed the foreign body, which was like a sewing needle, in the left upper lobe. We performed a simple extraction of the foreign body using VATS (Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery). After the operation, the patient was discharged without any complications.
