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East and Central African Journal of Surgery
Association of Surgeons of East Africa and College of Surgeons of East Central and Southern Africa
ISSN: 1024-297X
EISSN: 1024-297X
Vol. 11, No. 2, 2006, pp. 105-108
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Bioline Code: js06040
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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East and Central African Journal of Surgery, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2006, pp. 105-108
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Needle in the Chest: A Case Presentation
D.D. Mugala, D. Datta, E.P. Musonda, Chomba Sikasote
Abstract
The occurrence of foreign bodies in the chests of adults is rare and when it does occur it is usually as a result of trauma. We present a case of a sewing needle in the chest of a healthy young man. The needle pricked him in the left posterior triangle of the neck and migrated and lodged in the superior and posterior mediastinum. This was successfully removed.
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