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Doctors Scanned This Man's Chest and Found a Sewing Needle in His Heart
Gizmodo • • health
Key Points:
- A 35-year-old intellectually disabled man in China was found to have multiple sewing needles self-inserted throughout his body, including one lodged inside his heart's left ventricle.
- The man initially sought medical help for bloody urine and urinary pain, leading to imaging that revealed the needles in various locations such as the abdominal wall, pelvis, bladder, and penis.
- Doctors surgically removed only the needle posing the greatest risk near the heart, noting the absence of external wounds and corrosion on the needle, indicating it had been inside the heart for a long time.
- Post-surgery, the man experienced a temporary decline in heart function but eventually recovered and remained clinically stable at a nine-month follow-up.
- The case highlights the diagnostic challenges of foreign body injuries in patients with intellectual disabilities, emphasizing the need for comprehensive imaging and careful management.
