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Hepatic foreign body - a sewing needle - in a child.

Yuko Nishimoto1, Sachiyo Suita, Tomoaki Taguchi

  • 1Department of Pediatric Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. nisimoto@pedsurg.med.kyushu-u.ac.jp

Asian Journal of Surgery
|October 8, 2003
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A sewing needle was incidentally discovered embedded in a 1-year-old boy's liver via chest X-ray. Surgical extraction was successful, with the needle presumed to have penetrated the skin.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Surgery
  • Diagnostic Imaging
  • Abdominal Trauma

Background:

  • Foreign body ingestion or aspiration is common in children.
  • Liver foreign bodies are rare, often presenting with complications like infection or bleeding.

Observation:

  • A 1-year-old asymptomatic boy presented with an incidentally found needle in the liver on chest X-ray.
  • Computed tomography confirmed a completely embedded needle without external signs of injury.

Findings:

  • Laparotomy revealed fibrous tissue and a scar suggesting transcutaneous liver penetration.
  • A sewing needle was successfully extracted from the liver parenchyma.

Implications:

  • This case highlights the possibility of asymptomatic transcutaneous foreign body migration into the liver.

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