A procedure for soft tissue foreign body removal under real-time ultrasound guidance
Todd McArthur1, Becky A Abell, Marc E Levsky
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Carl. R. Darnall Army Medical Center, Fort Hood, TX 76544, USA.
Military Medicine
|September 7, 2007
Abstract:
A 16-year-old, dependant, female patient presented to the emergency department complaining of a sewing needle stuck in her right great toe. The needle was removed with real-time ultrasound guidance, with no complications. The use of ultrasonography for localization of foreign bodies is discussed.
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