Permanently Retained Acupuncture Needles: Radiographic Findings and Case Report

We report a case of a female patient whose routine chest radiograph revealed numerous small, linear, radiopaque foreign bodies. These were determined to be permanently implanted acupuncture needles. We describe the imaging appearance of these wires, discuss the potential for complications and briefl...

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Autores principales: Galbraith, Penelope J., Richardson, Michael L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4891591/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27298699
http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v1i4.54

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4891591/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27298699
http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v1i4.54

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