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

Jeong, Yeong Gyu; Lee, Ho Sung; Choi, Jae Sung; Na, Joo Ock; Seo, Ki Hyun; Kim, Yong Hoon; Lee, Seung Jin

doi:2011.71.6.450

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 71(6); 2011 > Article

Case Report

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2011;71(6):450-453.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2011.71.6.450 Published online December 1, 2011.

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

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

¹Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University Collage of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. khseo@schmc.ac.kr
²Department of Thoracic Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University Collage of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.

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.

Key Words: Acupuncture, Chest Pain, Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted