Replies to How are they showing up on an xray if they were removed? | Mayo Clinic Connect

← Return to Anyone else had surgical clips left in their neck after surgery?

Discussion

Anyone else had surgical clips left in their neck after surgery?

Head & Neck Cancer | Last Active: Oct 17 11:50am | Replies (14)

Comment receiving replies

@nikole81

How are they showing up on an xray if they were removed?

Jump to this post

Replies to "How are they showing up on an xray if they were removed?"

davehutsell | @davehutsell | Oct 17 5:55am

The thyroid was removed. The surgeon left the surgical clips. I can see the way I described that the 1st time was confusing. That happened 30 years or so in the past.