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Year : 2018 | Volume
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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
Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/atr.atr_33_18
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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.
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