Removal of a needle from the pleural space by video-assisted throcoscopy: An unusual encounter in practice

Video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS), a minimally invasive surgical technique, has assumed a major role to play in the diagnosis and treatment of certain pleural and pulmonary parenchymal diseases. It is gaining popularity and being increasingly used in the management of thoracic trauma, thoracic surg...

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Published inLung India Vol. 35; no. 5; pp. 425 - 427
Main Authors Chennamchetty, Vijay, Gali, Jayasri, Gurrala, Shekar, Gandra, Nayantara
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Wolters Kluwer India Pvt. Ltd 01.09.2018
Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt. Ltd
Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects
20th century
Care and treatment
Case Report
Complications and side effects
Developing countries
Diagnosis
Foreign body
LDCs
Ostomy
Pain
Patients
pleural sac
Respiratory tract diseases
Substance abuse treatment
Thoracoscopy
Thoracotomy
Trauma
Tuberculosis
video-assisted thoracic surgery
India
Foreign body
pleural sac
video-assisted thoracic surgery
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Summary:Video-assisted thoracoscopy (VATS), a minimally invasive surgical technique, has assumed a major role to play in the diagnosis and treatment of certain pleural and pulmonary parenchymal diseases. It is gaining popularity and being increasingly used in the management of thoracic trauma, thoracic surgeries, and pleural diseases. Another rare indication for its use, which is less reported in the literature, is the removal of retained intrathoracic foreign bodies. We report a case highlighting the use of VATS for the removal of retained sewing needle from the pleural cavity of a hemodynamically stable patient, thus evading the need for thoracotomy.
ISSN:0970-2113
0974-598X
DOI:10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_76_17