title: Migrating foreign body in mediastinum--intravascular Steinman pin.
abstract: We report a case of migration of a Steinman pin to the innominate vein. A pin was used to fix a shoulder separation but a broken piece was left unattended at the time of removal of the pin. How this piece made its way in to innominate vein is puzzling. To our knowledge migration of fixation wires to the innominate vein has not been reported previously.
authors.affiliation: Princess Alexandra Hospital, Ipswich Road, Woolloongabba, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia. docrajivsharma@gmail.com
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Robert K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Tam
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001858:Bone Nails / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D020878:Device Removal; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012253:Rib Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D012783:Shoulder Dislocation / Q000601:surgery*; D056346:Sternotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome