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Surgical Removal of an Intrapulmonary Aberrant Foreign Body -2 case reports -  

Kim, Sung-Hwan (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
Yahng, Jun-Ho (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
Moon, Sung-Ho (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
Lee, Chung-Eun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
Kim, Jong-Woo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
Jang, In-Seok (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.40, no.9, 2007 , pp. 645-647 More about this Journal
Abstract
Intrapulmonary aberrant needle is rarely encountered in clinical practice, Even if the patient is asymptomatic, the aberrant needle should be removed because it can migrate into the major organs and cause lung abscess or empyema. We report here or 2 cases of successfully removed intrapulmonary aberrant needle, along with a review of the literature.
Keywords
Foreign body; Lung surgery; Lobectomy;
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