Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jul 13, 2026
Mouse Pneumonectomy Model of Compensatory Lung Growth
Published on: December 17, 2014
Intraoperative migration of a nail from the left B10b to the main bronchus
Ryutaro Kikuchi1, Noritaka Isowa, Hirokazu Tokuyasu
1Division of Thoracic Surgery, Matsue Red Cross Hospital, 200 Horomachi, Matsue, Shimane 690-8506, Japan.
Objectives:
We report a rare case in which an intrapulmonary foreign body underwent a large intraoperative migration.
Method:
A 57-year-old man with an intrapulmonary nail in the left S(10) was admitted into our hospital. Since the removal by a flexible bronchoscopy was unsuccessful, a thoracotomy was performed.
Result:
Preoperative chest roentgenograms and a bronchoscopy after an endotracheal intubation confirmed that the nail had not migrated. During the operation, however, the nail moved from the periphery of B(10)b to the main bronchus.
Conclusion:
It is mandatory to confirm the precise location of a foreign body even during an operation to avoid unnecessary pulmonary resections.
