Dzefi-Tettey Klenam, Edzie Emmanuel Kobina Mesi, Brakohiapa Edmund Kwadwo Kwakye, Labi Juliana, Nyamuame Eunice Sena Aku, Agyeman Nana Yaa Fredua, Coleman Jerry
Department of Radiology, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, 1 Guggisberg Avenue, Accra, Ghana.
Department of Medical Imaging. School of Medical Sciences, College of Health and Allied Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.
Radiol Case Rep. 2022 Aug 2;17(10):3709-3712. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2022.07.049. eCollection 2022 Oct.
A retained drainage tube after surgery is rare and patients may be asymptomatic if it occurs. The presence of a retained drainage tube may be first recognized on imaging and this requires a high index of suspicion by radiologists. In this case report, we described an incidental finding of an asymptomatic retained fractured drainage tube in the pelvis of a 32-year-old female on ultrasonography for renal evaluation. This highlighted the need for radiologists to have a high index of suspicion when performing ultrasonography on postoperative patients and surgeons should be meticulous when removing drainage tubes postsurgery. The possibility of a foreign body should be considered when unfamiliar findings are encountered on imaging. Surgeons should inspect drainage tubes after removal to ensure the full length of the tube is removed.
术后留置引流管的情况较为罕见，若发生这种情况患者可能没有症状。留置引流管的情况可能首先在影像学检查中被发现，这需要放射科医生保持高度的怀疑指数。在本病例报告中，我们描述了一名32岁女性在因肾脏评估进行超声检查时，偶然发现其骨盆中有一根无症状的留置断裂引流管。这凸显了放射科医生在对术后患者进行超声检查时需保持高度怀疑指数的必要性，并且外科医生在术后拔除引流管时应格外小心。当影像学检查遇到不熟悉的发现时，应考虑存在异物的可能性。外科医生在拔除引流管后应检查，以确保引流管全长被拔除。
