• Pediatric emergency care · Jul 2009

    Case Reports

    To remove or not remove...asymptomatic sewing needle within hepatic right lobe in an infant.

    • Francisco Saitua, Silvana Acosta, Gloria Soto, Patricio Herrera, and Daniela Tapia.
    • Hospital Padre Hurtado, Santiago, Chile. fjsaitua@hotmail.com
    • Pediatr Emerg Care. 2009 Jul 1; 25 (7): 463-4.

    Purpose/BackgroundThe 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.

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