Unusual migration of a foreign body from the gut to a vertebral body

Özsunar Y., TALI E. T., Kilic K.

Neuroradiology, cilt.40, sa.10, ss.673-674, 1998 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 40 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 1998
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s002340050663
  • Dergi Adı: Neuroradiology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.673-674
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: foreign body, ingested, spine
  • Lokman Hekim Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

We report a unique case in which a needle was accidentally swallowed and migrated into the vertebral body. Plain films and CT of the spine revealed fragmented, linear, metallic-density material in the L3 vertebral body. The possible mechanisms of the migration are discussed.