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Thoracoscopic removal of an intrapulmonary foreign body in a child
Author(s) -
Ranjan Abhishek,
Dhua Anjan Kumar,
Maddur Srinivas,
Kandasamy Devasenathipathy,
Kashyap Lokesh
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
asian journal of endoscopic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.372
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1758-5910
pISSN - 1758-5902
DOI - 10.1111/ases.12274
Subject(s) - medicine , foreign body , surgery , general surgery
A 9‐year‐old boy presented to our institution 6 months after falling on a needle that pierced his left chest wall. He presented to us after multiple unsuccessful attempts to have this foreign body removed at other hospitals. A thoracoscopic removal was successfully undertaken aided by fluoroscopy. This report shows how the needle's position and location were precisely defined by fluoroscopy, despite the needle being invisible on thoracoscopy.