Removal of Kirschner Wire Migrated into the Video Assisted Thoracic Cavity by Thoracoscopic Surgery.
- Author:
Ju Won CHOE
1
;
Yong In L KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inje University, Seoul Paik Hospital, Korea. csicarus@freechal.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Foreign body migration;
Thoracosocpy
- MeSH:
Clavicle;
Dislocations;
Foreign-Body Migration;
Shoulder;
Thoracic Cavity*;
Thoracoscopy*
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2006;39(3):251-254
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Metallic fixations devices are widely used in the surgical management of fractures and dislocations of shoulder. It is known that Kirschner wire (K-wire) may migrate into the thoracic cavity or other organs may occur. We report a case in which a K-wire previously placed in the clavicle migrated into the thoracic cavity without causing any trauma to the major vascular structures and was removed successfully by thoracoscopic surgery.
