Intrasphenoidal migration of a premaxillary Kirschner wire.
OBJECTIVE
The use of Kirschner wire for the fixation of premaxilla is a well-known method in bilateral cleft lip surgery. We report a case in which the Kirschner wire of the premaxillary fixation had migrated intrasphenoidally.


CONCLUSIONS
The foreign body was accidentally discovered during a cephalometric analysis and was taken out surgically through an upper lip sulcus incision. Although the wire remained asymptomatic for 10 years, it constituted a potential danger for intracranial migration.
Kayikçioğlu
A
A
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Karamüsel
S
S
Mavili
E
E
Erk
Y
Y
Benli
K
K
D002648:Child; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009969:Orthodontic Wires; D013101:Sphenoid Sinus