Intrathoracic Sewing Needle in an Infant: An Unusual Case of Foreign Body Migration
Clinical Practice
Neel Aggerwal
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Child Health, Noida
Chandra Vibhash
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Child Health, Noida
Pragya Mishra
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Child Health, Noida
Umesh B. Singh
Post Graduate Institute of Child Health, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Noida, India
Published 2025-12-01
https://doi.org/10.15388/LietChirur.2025.24(4).8
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Keywords

sewing needle
chest
migration

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Aggerwal N, Vibhash C, Mishra P, Singh UB. Intrathoracic Sewing Needle in an Infant: An Unusual Case of Foreign Body Migration. LS [Internet]. 2025 Dec. 1 [cited 2025 Dec. 5];24(4):316-9. Available from: https://www.journals.vu.lt/lietuvos-chirurgija/article/view/42938

Abstract

Foreign body incidents are common in children, primarily involving ingestion or inhalation. However, transcutaneous migration of sharp objects like sewing needles into the thoracic cavity is exceptionally rare and potentially dangerous. We report a unique case of an intrathoracic sewing needle in a six-month-old infant, highlighting the diagnostic challenges, imaging findings, surgical approach, and the clinical outcome.

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