Churchill Acupuncture Needles
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Migration of innumerable chronically retained acupuncture needles
We present a case of a 50-year-old female with a 2-day history of back and abdominal pain who was discovered to have innumerable chronically retained acupuncture needles, which had migrated throughout her abdomen and pelvis. Although many of these needles were in precarious positions, including the epidural space, renal parenchyma, small bowel, and vasculature, there was no evidence for acute i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anesthesiology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0003-3022
DOI: 10.1097/01.anes.0000369911.52507.d4