Kirschner wire migration from the right second rib to the right ventricle: a case report.
- Author:
Song WANG
1
;
Zheng BAO
;
Ling-fu LUO
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang 421002, China.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- MeSH:
Bone Wires;
adverse effects;
Embolism;
etiology;
Foreign-Body Migration;
Heart Ventricles;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Rib Fractures;
surgery;
Ribs
- From:
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
2013;16(5):292-294
- CountryChina
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Migrations of orthopedic wires to cardiovascular system are uncommon and rarely reported. We report a case of right ventricle embolization with the Kirschner wire that was used for right 2nd rib osteosynthesis 2 years and 8 months previously in a 50-year-old man. The patient was asymptomatic and migration of the Kirschner wire was discovered by routine chest X-ray. An 8 cm-long Kirschner wire was successfully retrieved from the right ventricle. The treatment strategy for Kirschner wire removal from right ventricle is discussed.
