Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2007 Nov;40(11):798-801.
Thoracoscopic Removal of an Intrapulmonary Sewing Needle: A case report
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- 1Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University. jahyu@cnu.ac.kr
- 2Research Institute for Medical, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University.
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.
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