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Abstract

This article reports our use of intraoperative sonography to guide in real time, the removal of radiolucent foreign bodies from five patients. Two of these patients had undergone previous unsuccessful attempts at surgical removal in the operating room. The technique is cost effective, readily available, and can be very helpful in locating difficult-to-find radiolucent foreign bodies at the time of surgery.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Retained Wooden Foreign Bodies in the Extremities Using Ultrasound

“…Some authors suggest extracting foreign bodies with US in the operating room. 4 , 21 However, we believe that if preoperative evaluation is effectively performed, intra-operative US is not necessary; we did not require US assistance in any of our cases.…”

Ultrasonographically supported removal of foreign bodies of the eye lid and parapharyngeal space in a 13-year-old boy subjected to shot injuries in early childhood

“…Three-dimensional ultrasound offers at least under certain circumstances a partial reconstruction of the surface of an object [ 14 ]. Ultrasonography has been also recommended to be used in the assisted removal of foreign bodies that are radiolucent [ 3 ], [ 7 ], [ 8 ], [ 12 ]. There are pathologic structures other than foreign bodies that might be radiolucent and that have to be differentiated on ultrasonograms, e.g.…”

Use of point of care ultrasound for removal of foreign body: “Early screening of the neighborhood is the key”

“…First described in 1978,[1] USG is an established modality for high resolution sensitive imaging and localization of embedded foreign bodies. It is very helpful in real-time measurement of depth, identification of radiolucent foreign bodies like wood or thorn[2] and thereby guiding precisely targeted dissection. Sonography also helps in real-time localization and removal of remote intravascular foreign body “embolus.”[3] Our case report once again emphasizes the importance of onsite USG to exclude any major vascular structure or nerve bundle in the vicinity of the foreign body.…”