[Intrathoracic Migration of a Kirschner Wire Successfully Removed by Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery:Report of a Case]

Autor: Takuji, Kagiya, Kenta, Ogasawara, Kyohei, Kawasaki, Ryuichi, Takigami, Takao, Yamamoto, Nobuhiro, Ozaki
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery. 74(6)
ISSN: 0021-5252
Popis: A 40-year-old man who had been surgically treated for the fracture of the right humerus with two Kirschner wires (K-wires) complained of chest pain and difficulty in breathing at fourth day after surgery and visited our hospital. Chest radiography revealed dislocation of the K-wire and right pneumothorax. Video-assisted thoracic surgery( VATS) was performed immediately, and the K-wire was removed safely.
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