Thoracoscopic removal of an intrapulmonary foreign body in a child.

A 9-year-old boy presented to our institution 6 months after falling on a needle that pierced his left chest wall. He presented to us after multiple unsuccessful attempts to have this foreign body removed at other hospitals. A thoracoscopic removal was successfully undertaken aided by fluoroscopy. This report shows how the needle's position and location were precisely defined by fluoroscopy, despite the needle being invisible on thoracoscopy.