CASE REPORT
Year : 2018 | Volume
: 7 | Issue : 2 | Page : 85--86
Thoracoscopic removal of K-wire penetrating lung and mediastinum
Roman Dutta1, Harish Pal2, Love Milankumar Patel2, Tarun Kumar Singh3 1 Department of Surgical Oncology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi, India 2 Department of General and Minimal Access Surgery, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi, India 3 Department of Anesthesia, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Delhi, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Roman Dutta Department of Surgical Oncology, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Vaishali Sector 1, Delhi-NCR India
Kirschner wire (K-wire) migration into thoracic cavity and organs are uncommon but can have fatal complications. A 60-year-old gentleman had repair of dislocated left acromioclavicular joint with K-wire, which migrated, from the joint into left lung and mediastinum. He was successfully treated by thoracoscopic retrieval of migrated K-wire.
How to cite this article:
Dutta R, Pal H, Patel LM, Singh TK. Thoracoscopic removal of K-wire penetrating lung and mediastinum.Arch Trauma Res 2018;7:85-86
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Dutta R, Pal H, Patel LM, Singh TK. Thoracoscopic removal of K-wire penetrating lung and mediastinum. Arch Trauma Res [serial online] 2018 [cited 2024 Mar 28 ];7:85-86
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