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24 February 2021: Articles

Use of Mini-Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy Technique to Remove Extra-Peritoneal Foreign Bodies

Unusual setting of medical care

Nguyen Thai Binh * , Nguyen Minh Duc ** , Le Tuan Linh F , Tran Viet Hung E , Le Van Tuyen B , Nguyen Hoang F , Michael Eamon Kelly F , Pham Minh Thong F

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.929731

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e929731

Figure 1. (A, B) Abdominal CT scan before the intervention. The FBs appeared as hyperdensity lesions, located adjacent to each other and between the ascending colon and the right abdominal wall. (C) A plastic 14-F port was used to approach the FBs under the guidance of ultrasonography. (D) The FBs were removed through the port. (E) The FBs were 2 pieces of a wooden toothpick (11 and 21 mm). (F) The patient’s post-intervention abdominal CT scan showed that the FBs had been completely removed.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923