[Successful removal of aberrant needles in the pericardium and lung].
A 28-year-old woman who had been diagnosed as schizophrenia was admitted to our hospital, complaining of chest pain. Her chest X-ray demonstrated 9 foreign bodies in the pericardium, lung and others. Her chest computed tomography (CT) confirmed needle-like shadows in the pericardium and lung. They were diagnosed as aberrant needles, and surgically removed. The intrapulmonary aberrant needle was removed with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Aberrant needle in pericardium or lung should be removed surgically, because it is very dangerous. Intraoperative chest X-ray is always necessary before closing the wound to avoid leaving the residual fragments.
Sakai
Shoji
S
Department of Surgery, Saitama Social Insurance Hospital, Saitama, Japan.
Hosoda
Y
Y
Hashimoto
M
M
Koh
J
J
Nakajima
K
K
Hisa
K
K
Karahashi
T
T
Yoshimizu
N
N
Tsuwano
S
S
Matsuoka
H
H
Suzuki
S
S
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000601:surgery; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D009339:Needles; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012559:Schizophrenia; D013406:Suicide, Attempted; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed