title: Percutaneous retrieval of intracardiopulmonary artery metallic needle (Kirschner's wire): a case report.
abstract: We report a case of successful percutaneous retrieval of a broken Kirschner's wire that had entered the venous system and the right atrium and later migrated to the left pulmonary artery. The management of a long, rigid, nail-like foreign body within the heart and/or the pulmonary artery is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Oita Prefectural Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aikawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyake
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tomonari
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchiyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000790:Angiocardiography; D001864:Bone Wires; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D005594:Fracture Fixation, Intramedullary / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D013247:Sternoclavicular Joint / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery