ABSTRACT

Thoracic traumas are important causes of mortality and morbidity. Penetrating thoracic traumas rarely than blunt thoracic traumas. In this article, we present a-15-year-old male case admitted to our clinic due to pain and erythema in left chest wall which he had suffered for six month. The case was diagnosed to have foreign body in the chest wall by thoracic compiterized tomography. The case was operated and the foreign body was resected. The case who had no complications during the follow up period was discharged from hospital.