To remove or not remove...asymptomatic sewing needle within hepatic right lobe in an infant.
The ingestion or accidental insertion of foreign bodies is extremely rare before 6 months of age. We report the case of a 3-month-old infant with a sewing needle into the right hepatic lobe, without symptoms. The extraction was performed through laparotomy. The issue is revisited, and the decision making tree is discussed.
Saitua
Francisco
F
Hospital Padre Hurtado, Santiago, Chile. fjsaitua@hotmail.com
Acosta
Silvana
S
Soto
Gloria
G
Herrera
Patricio
P
Tapia
Daniela
D
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000379:methods*; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D009339:Needles; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed