Kaohsiung J Med Sci
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Kaohsiung J Med Sci · Sep 2006
Case ReportsSuccessful localization and surgical removal of ingested sewing needles under mini C-arm fluoroscopy: a case report.
Foreign body ingestion is common, but ingestion of multiple sewing needles is rare. Most ingested sharp metallic bodies pass through the digestive tract spontaneously and patients can be managed conservatively. Sometimes, however, perforation develops and surgical treatment is necessary. ⋯ All of the broken fragments were in the colon. The needle at the larynx was removed by a laryngoscope. Subsequently, we used mini C-arm fluoroscopy to localize the remaining needles and successfully removed all of them intraoperatively.