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Journal of Minimal Access Surgery
Medknow Publications
ISSN: 0972-9941 EISSN: 0972-9941
Vol. 5, No. 4, 2009, pp. 108-110
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Bioline Code: ma09028
Full paper language: English
Document type: Case Report
Document available free of charge
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Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, Vol. 5, No. 4, 2009, pp. 108-110
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Self-insertion of needles: An unusual cause of empyema thoracis and its thoracoscopic management
Jain, Vinod; Tiwari, Sandeep; Misra, Samir & Chaudhary, Debashish
Abstract
Intrapulmonary aberrant needles are rare in clinical practice. Most common cause till date is the intra-thoracic migration of pins and wires commonly used in treatment of fractures and dislocations of upper extremity. Some cases of traumatic intra-thoracic insertion of needles have also been reported. We report a patient of empyema thoracis due to unusual habit of self-insertion of needles in his body because of some myth. The patient was successfully managed by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
Keywords
Empyema thoracic, intra-thoracic needles, video assisted thoracoscopic surgery
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