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  • Title: Removal of a sewing needle from an occult esophageal ingestion in a 9-month-old.
    Author: Nicksa GA, Pigula FA, Giuffrida MJ, Buchmiller TL.
    Journal: J Pediatr Surg; 2009 Jul; 44(7):1450-3. PubMed ID: 19573678.
    Abstract:
    A healthy 9-month-old boy presented with a 1-month history of cough. A chest x-ray showed a linear metallic foreign body (FB) lying transversely in the posterior mediastinum. Computed tomographic scan confirmed the location and size of the metallic FB and also revealed a large pericardial effusion that was corroborated by echocardiogram. The patient underwent a right thoracotomy revealing a normal esophagus without mediastinitis and a 12-mm needle in the posterior mediastinum embedded in the pericardium with the sharp end abutting the left atrium. The needle was extracted uneventfully, and his postoperative course was unremarkable. The diagnosis and treatment for this case are discussed along with a review of the literature.
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