Thoracoscopic Retrieval of Unusual Iatrogenic Foreign Bodies.

Background: Management of pyothorax and pneumothorax requires aspiration and/or intercostal drainage. Case characteristics: We present two cases which were complicated by instrument-related events resulting in breakage of needle or intercostal drainage tube resulting in pleural foreign body. Intervention/Outcome: The patients were stabilized and the foreign bodies retrieved using thoracoscopic approach. Message: Thoracoscopy provides a minimally invasive approach to deal with pleural foreign bodies.

Hepatic abscess in a preterm neonate.

We present a preterm (32 weeks; weight 1300 g) neonate, with solitary hepatic abscess. The causative organism was Klebsiella. The child presented with septicemia, hepatomegaly and abdominal lump. Radiological investigations were inconclusive. Surgical drainage and prolonged antibiotic treatment led to resolution of the hepatic abscess.