Chronic Traumatic Glass Foreign Body Removal from the Lung through a Direct Parenchymal Incision

Abstract

Traumatic intrapulmonary glass foreign bodies that are missed on an initial examination can migrate and lead to severe complications. Here, we present a rare case of a traumatic intrapulmonary glass foreign body surgically removed by a direct pulmonary incision, which preserved the pulmonary parenchyma and avoided severe complications caused by migration.

Keywords

• wounds and injuries
• foreign bodies
• surgical procedures, operative
• thoracotomy