26/Nov/2024
Migration of metallic acupuncture threads from the breast to the right ventricle: a case report
einstein (São Paulo). 26/Nov/2024;22:eRC1280.
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Migration of metallic acupuncture threads from the breast to the right ventricle: a case report
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2024RC1280
ABSTRACT This case report discusses the migration of a foreign body from the breast to the mediastinum, which is rarely reported, and highlights complications associated with Okibari acupuncture. This technique involves the insertion of metal fragments into the skin. A 53-year-old woman underwent mammography showing acupuncture-related metallic fragments in the breast. Cardiac evaluation revealed the presence of metallic fragments in the right ventricle and myocardium. Despite the fragments‘ location in the mediastinum, the patient remained asymptomatic, leading us to take […]
Keywords: Acupuncture techniques; Bone wires; Breast; Foreign bodies; Foreign-body migration; Heart ventricles; Mediastinum; Migration
22/Nov/2024
Nephropulmonary fistula with coralliform stone migration into the thorax: a case report
DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2024RC1220
ABSTRACT A nephropulmonary fistula is a rare complication of a non-functioning kidney, associated with a history of infection. Medical literature describes it as an adult disease in the pre-antibiotic era, and nowadays, is a rare complication. This study reports the case of a patient with nephrolithiasis who developed a nephropulmonary fistula resulting in the migration of renal coralliform stones to the lung parenchyma. The treatment included posterior mini-thoracotomy with partial costectomy of the 9th right costal arch, pneumonotomy for the […]
Keywords: Coralliform stone; Drainage; Fistula; Kidney; Lung abscess; Migration; Nephrolithiasis; Nephropulmonary fistula