Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2006 Mar;39(3):248-250.

Surgical Management for Incidental Finding of an Intrapulmonary Foreign Body : A case report

• Ko MS
• Lee S
• Park KS

Abstract

A 48-years-old woman was visited to our hospital because of incidental finding of intrapulmonary foreign body. Chest X-ray showed a 4cm sized foreign body in left upper lung field without adjacent fibrosis. Chest CT showed a sewing needle shaped foreign body of metallic density, located in the left upper lobe. The foreign bodies including the needle were removed surgically using a wedge resection. The extracted needle was divided into three 4 cm pieces. Patient was discharged without other respiratory symptoms after surgery. We report a case of wedge resection in a patient with intrapulmonary needle in the left upper lobe, with review of literatures.

Keyword

Foreign bodies; Needles; Lung

MeSH Terms

Female
Fibrosis
Foreign Bodies*
Humans
Incidental Findings*
Lung
Needles
Thorax
Tomography, X-Ray Computed