title: Pictorial essay: scalpel blade in the pleural cavity.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Foreign bodies in the pleural cavity are not common as it is a closed space that does not communicate with the exterior.
  
  
  METHODS
  A single case of a scalpel blade in the pleural cavity is reported.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Abdominal route is safe for approaching a foreign body in the pleural cavity.
authors.affiliation: miknnamonu@yahoo.com
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Nnamonu
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dahiru
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tuffano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015505:Chest Tubes; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006801:Humans; D010994:Pleura; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D013907:Thoracostomy / Q000009:adverse effects*