TY - JOUR AU - Otsuka, Hajime AU - Makino, Takashi AU - Azuma, Yoko AU - Koezuka, Satoshi AU - Sugino, Keishi AU - Hata, Yoshinobu AU - Anami, Yoichi AU - Azumi, Takashi AU - Iyoda, Akira PY - 2018 TI - Surgical removal of an intrapulmonary aberrant needle: report of a case JF - Journal of Thoracic Disease; Vol 10, No 5 (May 31, 2018): Journal of Thoracic Disease Y2 - 2018 KW - N2 - Intrapulmonary aberrant needles are relatively rare in clinical practice. An aberrant needle can be transported via the following four routes: transcutaneous, transbronchial, transesophageal, or hematogenous (1,2). Patients with intrapulmonary aberrant needles may have symptoms such as cough, bloody sputum, chest pain, or respiratory distress, but there are also asymptomatic cases that are found accidentally (3). Bronchoscopic removal may be attempted; however, in cases where the needle penetrates into the lungs transbronchially, it may be necessary for patients to undergo surgery (3). We report a case of an intrapulmonary aberrant needle that was removed surgically. UR - https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/21484