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Chronic impalement- Case report of a knitting needle 33 years' ascension
Marian Pop1,2, Bogdan Andrei Suciu3,4
1Doctoral school, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Tîrgu Mureş, Gh. Marinescu 38, Tîrgu Mureş, 540139, Romania. pop.marian@gmail.com.
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
|July 31, 2016
Abstract
Background:
We report the case of a 72-year-old female complaining of hemoptysis due to a thoracic-abdominal knitting needle inserted 33 years ago for self-induced abortion.
Case Presentation:
The PA/LL chest x-ray showed a metallic foreign body on thorax extending into the abdomen. An CT examination confirmed the transdiaphragmatic knitting needle extending from liver into right upper lobe.
Conclusions:
Surgical removal of the foreign body and wedge resection were performed with good follow-up results.