Corpus alienum – migrating foreign body
Authors:
L. Sojka
Authors‘ workplace:
Chirurgická klinika 1. LF Univerzity Karlovy, Thomayerova nemocnice v Praze, přednosta: doc. MUDr. J. Šimša, Ph. D.
Published in:
Rozhl. Chir., 2016, roč. 95, č. 9, s. 373-376.
Category:
Case Report
Overview
Our case study presents a case of foreign body migration through the vascular system of the human body. The following paper is a comprehensive overview of different diagnostic approaches, extraction indications, common ways in which a foreign body can migrate via the vascular system and possible complications caused by the migration or extraction of the foreign body.
Keywords:
foreign object – extraction − migration
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