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Removal of Kirschner Wire Migrated into the Video Assisted Thoracic Cavity by Thoracoscopic Surgery  

Kim Yong-In L. (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inje University, Seoul Paik Hospital)
Choe Ju Won (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Inje University, Seoul Paik Hospital)
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Journal of Chest Surgery / v.39, no.3, 2006 , pp. 251-254 More about this Journal
Abstract
Metallic fixations devices are widely used in the surgical management of fractures and dislocations of shoulder. It is known that Kirschner wire (K-wire) may migrate into the thoracic cavity or other organs may occur. We report a case in which a K-wire previously placed in the clavicle migrated into the thoracic cavity without causing any trauma to the major vascular structures and was removed successfully by thoracoscopic surgery.
Keywords
Foreign body migration; Thoracosocpy;
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