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ArticleClinical case reports2024

Migrated subcutaneous sharp foreign body in the anterior chest wall: An unusual presentation.

Shritik Devkota, Prajjwal Pokharel, Samiksha Lamichhane, Harsha Bhola, Tajinder Bhalla

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors.

Shritik DevkotaDepartment of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging Anil Baghi Hospital Punjab India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5051-2037
Prajjwal PokharelDepartment of Cardiology Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Center Kathmandu Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2077-9831
Samiksha LamichhaneDepartment of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences Dharan Nepal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4839-5116
Harsha BholaDepartment of General Surgery Anil Baghi Hospital Punjab India.
Tajinder BhallaDepartment of Orthopedics Anil Baghi Hospital Punjab India.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Key Clinical Message: Migration of any foreign body can cause potentially life threatening complications and should be reviewed by a multidisciplinary approach for the management. Diagnosis can be challenging; a history of foreign body injury could be suspicious. Abstract: Foreign body injury to the chest wall can be an emergency situation and require a multidisciplinary approach for the management of the condition. Migration of the foreign body, though rare, can lead to potentially life threatening complications and require a multidisciplinary approach for the localization of the foreign body and subsequent management of the condition. A 50-year-old male presented to the emergency department with the complaint of left sided chest pain. Upon examination, the patient was found to have a penetrating injury 6 years back by a sharp object. Radiological investigations helped in the localization of the migrating foreign body, which was removed with effective surgical intervention. The postoperative chest x-ray was normal, the patient was asymptomatic and thus the patient was discharged on the same day following surgery.

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extraluminal migrationforeign bodymigrated foreign bodyradiologysubcutaneous migration

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PMID38455860
PMCPMC10918736

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