A Sewing Needle in the Liver: 6 Years Later
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.339, sa.4, ss.390-391, 2010 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 339 Sayı: 4
- Basım Tarihi: 2010
- Doi Numarası: 10.1097/maj.0b013e3181cf0472
- Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.390-391
- Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
A 27-year-old male patient was admitted for renal colic. In the radiographic findings of his kidney-ureter-bladder, a 6-cm-long sewing needle was detected in the right upper abdominal region. The needle displayed a direction toward the diaphragm, and the center of the needle had a radiolucent discontinuity. He refused to be operated. No complication was observed during the 6-year follow-up. Foreign bodies in the liver are generally recommended to be removed. This case is the first one in the literature with a needle in the liver remaining for 6 years without a change of location or causing a complication.