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

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.