HEMOPTYSIS CAUSED BY A MIGRATORY K-WIRE: A case report and review literature
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Kirschner wire, K-wire, K-wire complicationAbstract
A case of the migratory Kirschner wire (K-wire) from right clavicle to trachea, causing hemoptysis was diagnosed in 47 year-old man. Plain film, CT scan and esophagography were illustrated. Surgical removal of K-wire was done and the false aneurysm of thyrocervical trunk was seen during surgery.
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