title: Migration of pectus excavatum correction metal support into the abdomen.
abstract: The authors describe a case of migration of a metal support, used to fix a corrected pectus excavatum deformity, into the peritoneal cavity. The migrated wire caused abdominal pain. A video laparoscopic removal of the wire was undertaken and the patient made a full recovery. A review of the literature shows that this has not been reported before and that serious complications related to metal struts are very uncommon. We do not believe that a revision of this surgical technique is needed; anyway, foreign body migration should always be considered as a cause for unusual symptoms in patients undergoing this operation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardio-thoracic Surgery, University Hospital, Modena, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stefani
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Morandi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lodi
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen; D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000328:Adult; D001864:Bone Wires / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005660:Funnel Chest / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity / Q000473:pathology; D014741:Video Recording