Migration of Injection Needle Fragment from the Median Cubital Vein to the Left Lower Lobar Pulmonary Artery (a. laterobasalis S9): A Rare Clinical Case and Surgical Treatment
O. D. Eshonkhodzhaev,
B. B. Amanov,
N. T. Tursunov,
B. F. Yakubov,
Z. G. Rikhsiev,
O. A. Bakhromova,
B. I. Gulomov https://doi.org/10.35401/2541-9897-2026-11-2-81-84
Abstract
Intravascular foreign bodies represent a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of medical procedures. This article describes the clinical case of a 15-year-old female patient whom, after an intravenous injection, needle fracture occurred with subsequent migration through the venous system into the lower lobe of the left lung, where it became localized within the lumen of the laterobasal artery of segment S9. The needle was removed using video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. The postoperative period was uneventful.
About the Authors
O. D. Eshonkhodzhaev
Republican Specialised Surgery Scientific and Practical Medical Centre named after Academician V. Vakhidov; Tashkent State Medical University
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Otabek D. Eshonkhodzhaev - Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Head of the Department of Lung and Mediastinal Surgery, First Deputy Director of Republican Specialised Surgery Scientific and Practical Medical Centre named after Academician V. Vakhidov, Professor, Department of Faculty and Hospital Surgery, Transplantology No. 2, Tashkent SMU.
Tashkent
B. B. Amanov
Republican Specialised Surgery Scientific and Practical Medical Centre named after Academician V. Vakhidov
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Bakhrom B. Amanov - Cand. Sci. (Med.), Surgeon.
Tashkent
N. T. Tursunov
Republican Specialised Surgery Scientific and Practical Medical Centre named after Academician V. Vakhidov; Tashkent State Medical University
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Nasritdin T. Tursunov - Cand. Sci. (Med.), Head of the Department of Lung and Mediastinal Surgery, Republican Specialised Surgery Scientific and Practical Medical Centre named after Academician V. Vakhidov; Assistant Professor, Department of Faculty and Hospital Surgery, Transplantology No. 2, Tashkent SMU.
Tashkent
B. F. Yakubov
Republican Specialised Surgery Scientific and Practical Medical Centre named after Academician V. Vakhidov
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Bekzod F. Yakubov – Surgeon.
Tashkent
Z. G. Rikhsiev
Republican Specialised Surgery Scientific and Practical Medical Centre named after Academician V. Vakhidov; Tashkent State Medical University
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Zoirjon G. Rikhsiev - Assistant Professor, Department of Faculty and Hospital Surgery, Transplantology No. 2, Tashkent SMU; Surgeon, Republican Specialised Surgery Scientific and Practical Medical Centre named after Academician V. Vakhidov.
Tashkent
O. A. Bakhromova
Republican Specialised Surgery Scientific and Practical Medical Centre named after Academician V. Vakhidov; Tashkent State Medical University
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Odina A. Bakhromova - Assistant Professor, Department of Faculty and Hospital Surgery, Transplantology No. 2, Tashkent SMU; Surgeon, Republican Specialised Surgery Scientific and Practical Medical Centre named after Academician V. Vakhidov.
10 Kichik halqa yoli kochasi, 10, Tashkent, 100115
B. I. Gulomov
Republican Specialised Surgery Scientific and Practical Medical Centre named after Academician V. Vakhidov
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Bakhriddin I. Gulomov – Anesthesiologist.
Tashkent
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Eshonkhodzhaev O.D., Amanov B.B., Tursunov N.T., Yakubov B.F., Rikhsiev Z.G., Bakhromova O.A., Gulomov B.I. Migration of Injection Needle Fragment from the Median Cubital Vein to the Left Lower Lobar Pulmonary Artery (a. laterobasalis S9): A Rare Clinical Case and Surgical Treatment. Innovative Medicine of Kuban. 2026;11(2):81-84. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.35401/2541-9897-2026-11-2-81-84
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