Management of a broken needle: retained in the first caesarean section, removed during the second abdominal delivery.

摘要

Introduction:Breakage of a needle during medical interventions is unusual. When fracture occurs it is usually due to inappropriate needle selection) excessive resistance offered by the tissue as well as poor operator technique. Although patients live normally with a variety of foreign bodies in their tissues, there are good reasons to remove broken needles. First, the needle could migrate to a position in which adjacent structures might be compromised or surgical removal may be more difficult after migration (Reinmuth et al. 1995; Silvestro et al. 2001). Additionally, late complications of retained broken needles include infection and nerve irritation (Chintamani et al. 2003).