Chronic Perforation of the Aortic Arch by Kirschner Wires
Abstract Perforation of the heart or great vessels by orthopedic wires is a rare complication that mostly results in severe or even lethal organ injury. Therefore, such conditions mostly require immediate surgical removal of the wires. However, in some individual cases, a conservative approach may b...
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Perforation of the heart or great vessels by orthopedic wires is a rare complication that mostly results in severe or even lethal organ injury. Therefore, such conditions mostly require immediate surgical removal of the wires. However, in some individual cases, a conservative approach may be preferable. We describe a case of a 70-year-old woman whose aortic arch has been penetrated by two Kirschner wires used for fixation of a right clavicle fracture 13 years ago. Notably, the complication was an incidental finding during computed tomography angiography for clarification of transient nonspecific neurological symptoms. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c497242dc702418e8f70f114a610a2872022-12-22T01:13:01ZengGeorg Thieme Verlag KGThe Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports2194-76352194-76432016-06-010501656710.1055/s-0036-1584268Chronic Perforation of the Aortic Arch by Kirschner WiresT. Dung Nguyen0Tim Sandhaus1Torsten Doenst2Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, GermanyDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, GermanyDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jena University Hospital, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, GermanyAbstract Perforation of the heart or great vessels by orthopedic wires is a rare complication that mostly results in severe or even lethal organ injury. Therefore, such conditions mostly require immediate surgical removal of the wires. However, in some individual cases, a conservative approach may be preferable. We describe a case of a 70-year-old woman whose aortic arch has been penetrated by two Kirschner wires used for fixation of a right clavicle fracture 13 years ago. Notably, the complication was an incidental finding during computed tomography angiography for clarification of transient nonspecific neurological symptoms.http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1584268kirschner wiresaortic archperforationconservative approach |
| spellingShingle | T. Dung Nguyen Tim Sandhaus Torsten Doenst Chronic Perforation of the Aortic Arch by Kirschner Wires The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports kirschner wires aortic arch perforation conservative approach |
| title | Chronic Perforation of the Aortic Arch by Kirschner Wires |
| title_full | Chronic Perforation of the Aortic Arch by Kirschner Wires |
| title_fullStr | Chronic Perforation of the Aortic Arch by Kirschner Wires |
| title_full_unstemmed | Chronic Perforation of the Aortic Arch by Kirschner Wires |
| title_short | Chronic Perforation of the Aortic Arch by Kirschner Wires |
| title_sort | chronic perforation of the aortic arch by kirschner wires |
| topic | kirschner wires aortic arch perforation conservative approach |
| url | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0036-1584268 |
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