Thirteen years of migration of Kirschner wires: A mediastinal foreign body

Mahmut Özbey

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2023.21980

Mahmut Özbey¹, Ufuk Türkmen², Ekber Şahin¹

¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sivas Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Medicine, Sivas, Türkiye
²Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hitit University Erol Olcok Training and Reserch Hospital, Çorum, Türkiye

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2023.21980

Kirschner wires used for orthopedic fixation can rarely migrate over time. A 26-year-old male patient in whom two Kirschner wires were inserted 13 years ago for the stabilization of the right sternoclavicular joint dislocation and migrated into the anterior mediastinum and left hilum was admitted to our clinic. Incidentally detected Kirschner wires on chest radiography were removed by superior mini-sternotomy. In conclusion, since migration of Kirschner wires may cause serious complications, these patients should be followed closely and the wires should be removed once migration is detected.

Keywords : Foreign body migration, Kirschner wire, mediastinum, sternotomy

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