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(Chest. 2001;119:1285-1286.)
© 2001 American College of Chest Physicians

Hemoptysis Due to Migration of a Fractured Kirschner Wire*

Guy T. Foster, MD; Kota G. Chetty, MD, FCCP; Kees Mahutte, MD, PhD, FCCP; Janet B. Kim, MD and Scott A. Sasse, MD, FCCP

* From the Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Long Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Long Beach, CA.

Correspondence to: Scott A. Sasse MD, FCCP, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Long Beach Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 5901 East 7th St, Long Beach, CA 90822; e-mail: scott.sasse{at}med.va.gov

We report a rare complication related to the insertion of Kirschner wires for stabilization of an acromioclavicular separation. Five years after placement of the Kirschner wires, the patient presented with hemoptysis. On review of chest radiographs, a fractured wire was found to have migrated from the acromioclavicular joint, through the hemithorax and into the trachea.

Key Words: hemoptysis • Kirschner wire




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