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Self-insertion of needles: An unusual cause of empyema thoracis and its thoracoscopic management
Vinod Jain, Sandeep Tiwari, Samir Misra, Debashish Chaudhary
Department of Surgery, C.S.M. Medical University, Lucknow, India
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Vinod Jain
Department of Surgery, C.S.M. Medical University, Lucknow
India
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.
How to cite this article:
Jain V, Tiwari S, Misra S, Chaudhary D. Self-insertion of needles: An unusual cause of empyema thoracis and its thoracoscopic management.J Min Access Surg 2009;5:108-110
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How to cite this URL:
Jain V, Tiwari S, Misra S, Chaudhary D. Self-insertion of needles: An unusual cause of empyema thoracis and its thoracoscopic management. J Min Access Surg [serial online] 2009 [cited 2021 Mar 4 ];5:108-110
Available from: https://www.journalofmas.com/article.asp?issn=0972-9941;year=2009;volume=5;issue=4;spage=108;epage=110;aulast=Jain;type=0 |
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