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Ann Thorac Surg 2000;69:1953-1955
© 2000 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case reports

Intrathoracic migration of Kirschner pins

Nicolas Venissac, MDa, Marco Alifano, MDa, Marcel Dahan, MDb, Jérôme Mouroux, MDa

a Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, CHU de Nice, Hôpital Pasteur, Nice, France
b Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, CHU de Toulouse, Hôpital Purpan, Toulouse, France

Address reprint requests to Dr Mouroux, Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Hôpital Pasteur, 30, Av de la Voie Romaine, BP 69, 06002 Nice Cedex 1, France
e-mail: chir-thoracique{at}chu-nice.fr

We report two cases of intrathoracic migration of Kirschner pins used for the treatment of sternoclavicular joint dislocation. The migration was asymptomatic in both cases. Treatment involved median sternotomy in one patient and video-assisted thoracoscopy in the other. A favorable outcome was observed in both patients. The reports confirm the potential dangers related to management of sternoclavicular joint dislocation with metallic fixation devices.




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