title: Laparoscopic retrieval of a migrating intrapelvic pin: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Migration of orthopedic implants is a well documented phenomenon. Prompt recognition and immediate retrieval may prevent significant and potentially fatal sequelae. The following report describes a unique case in which laparoscopic techniques were successfully used to recover a migrating intrapelvic pin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kottmeier
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Born
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saul
mesh_terms: D000077:Acetabulum / Q000293:injuries*; D000368:Aged; D001858:Bone Nails; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D020706:Laparoscopes; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography