title: Thoracoscopic management of a pericardial migration of a breast biopsy localization wire.
abstract: Intrathoracic migration of a breast biopsy localization wire is relatively rare and most of the wires end up in the pleural cavity. We report the first case of almost total intrapericardial migration of a monofilament hooked wire that was lost during the breast biopsy procedure. The case was successfully managed by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Postulated mechanisms of migration of such wires are reviewed and a new mechanism is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Division of Hematology-Oncology, American Hospital Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. fazoury@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Fouad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Azoury
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sayad
authors.forename: Andre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rizk
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000295:instrumentation; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium; D013906:Thoracoscopy