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

Y Ozsunar; E T Tali; K Kilic

doi:10.1007/s002340050663

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

Neuroradiology. 1998 Oct;40(10):673-4. doi: 10.1007/s002340050663.

Authors

Y Ozsunar¹, E T Tali, K Kilic

Affiliation

¹ Gazi University, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey.

PMID: 9833900
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050663

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Intestines
Lumbar Vertebrae / diagnostic imaging*
Male
Needles
Tomography, X-Ray Computed