Percutaneous ultrasound guided extraction of non-palpable soft tissue foreign bodies.
Ultrasound is being increasingly used in the diagnosis of the soft tissue foreign body (FB), in particular for the nonradio-opaque materials which may not be visualized with conventional radiography (Fornage & Schernberg 1986). A simple technique for ultrasound guided FB extraction under local anaesthesia is described, and comment is made upon our preliminary experience and pitfalls.
Bradley
M
M
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Walton Hospital, Liverpool.
Kadzombe
E
E
Simms
P
P
Eyes
B
B
D005542:Forearm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D012867:Skin; D014463:Ultrasonography