title: Pulmonary artery perforation after Kirschner wire migration: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Utilization of Kirschner wires for bone and joint fixation is potentially complicated by migration of the wire from the fixation site over time. However, a review of the literature disclosed few reports of this complication. We describe such a case in order to emphasize the potential danger of the migration of such metallic devices used near thoracic cavity.
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Hsieh
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001864:Bone Wires; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D011859:Radiography; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000209:etiology