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Jeong, Lee, Choi, Na, Seo, Kim, and Lee: One Case of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Removal of Acupuncture Needle in Lung Parenchyma
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2011; 71(6): 450-453.

Published online: 29 December 2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2011.71.6.450

One Case of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Removal of Acupuncture Needle in Lung Parenchyma

Yeong Gyu Jeong, M.D.1, Ho Sung Lee, M.D.1, Jae Sung Choi, M.D.1, Joo Ock Na, M.D.1, Ki Hyun Seo, M.D.1, Yong Hoon Kim, M.D.1, Seung Jin Lee, M.D.2

1Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University Collage of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.

2Department of Thoracic Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University Collage of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.

Address for correspondence: Ki Hyun Seo, M.D. Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, 23-20, Bongmyeong-dong, Dongnam-gu, Cheonan 330-721, Korea. Phone: 82-41-570-3665, Fax: 82-41-574-5762, khseo@schmc.ac.kr

Received 21 March 2011       Accepted 21 July 2011

Copyright © 2011. The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases. All rights reserved.

Abstract

We report the case of a 32-year-old woman presenting with intermittent chest pain resulted from a migratory acupuncture needle. The patient received acupuncture treatment approximately 3 years prior to this presentation, for the treatment of chronic left shoulder and lumbar pain after delivery. Chest radiography revealed a retained needle in the lingular segmental area. Video-assisted thoracoscopy was then used to remove the migratory acupuncture needle attached between the lingular segmental lobe and the pericardial fat. The patient recovered without complications and was discharged home.

Keywords: Acupuncture, Chest Pain, Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted

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Figure 1
A foreign body in the lingular segmental zone on chest x-ray. (A) Chest PA. (B) Chest lateral. PA: Postero-Anterior.
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Figure 2
A linear material with high density in the lingular segment on chest CT. CT: computed tomography.
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Figure 3
VATS visualization of a retained acupuncture needle penetrating the lingular segment attached to the pericardial fat. The length of the removed needle was about 4 cm. (A) Acupuncture needle. (B) VATS. VATS: video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
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