UNUSUAL MIGRATION OF A FOREIGN-BODY FROM THE GUT TO A VERTEBRAL BODY

Authors
OZSUNAR Y TALI ET KILIC K
Citation
Y. Ozsunar et al., UNUSUAL MIGRATION OF A FOREIGN-BODY FROM THE GUT TO A VERTEBRAL BODY, Neuroradiology, 40(10), 1998, pp. 673-674
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging","Clinical Neurology
Journal title
Neuroradiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00283940
Volume
40
Issue
10
Year of publication
1998
Pages
673 - 674
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3940(1998)40:10<673:UMOAFF>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
We report a unique case in which a needle was accidentally swallowed a nd migrated into the vertebral body. Plain films and CT of the spine r evealed fragmented, linear, metallic-density material in the L3 verteb ral body. The possible mechanisms of the migration are discussed.