Intrahepatic migration of Kirschner wire from hip: a case report

Sangwan, SS; Singh, Zile; Mittal, Rahul; Siwach, Ramchander; Sharma, Ashwini Kumar

doi:10.1007/s10195-004-0041-x

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“…Reports about migration of K-wire used for long bones include: intrahepatic migration from hip, 16 intrasplenic migra tion from shoulder, 17 cardiac migration, 18 migration to cardiac region causing heart embolization, 19 cardiac arrhythmia, 20 cardiac tamponade and mimicking acute coro nary syndrome, 21,22 migration from shoulder, 23 migration from right sternoclavicular joint to heart, 24 intra spinal migration from clavicle. 25 Adequate literature regarding migration of K-wire used for cleft patients has not been reported in orthodontic journals.…”

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Intracranial Migration of K-wire in a Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate Patient

Vimala

Sainath

Kavitha³

2014

JIOS

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Management of protruded premaxillary segment in bilateral cleft lip and palate cases is a challenge to clinicians, due to various factors, like collapsed lateral alveolar segments and disrupted muscular ring. It is in practice that, the protruding premaxilla is pinned to vomer using a K-wire. The wire is generally removed after 6 to 8 weeks.A 16-year-old female patient with bilateral cleft lip and palate reported for orthodontic treatment. Upon routine investigations, presence of a K-wire that was fixed when patient was around 6 months old, and now had migrated intracranially was made. As K-wire is notorious for its migration to distant places and, that any further impending migration, may in future present a serious problem, the wire was removed after necessary precautions. This case report should be an eye opener and post a caution to general, medical, surgical practitioners and orthodontists.

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