Pulmonary artery perforation after Kirschner wire migration: case report and review of the literature.
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.
Liu
H P
HP
Section of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Chang
C H
CH
Lin
P J
PJ
Chu
J J
JJ
Hsieh
H C
HC
Chang
J P
JP
Hsieh
M C
MC
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