Internal Medicine
Online ISSN : 1349-7235
Print ISSN : 0918-2918
ISSN-L : 0918-2918
CASE REPORTS
An Inflammatory Polyp in the Colon Caused by the Migration of a Kirschner Wire Following Fixation of a Pelvic Fracture
Jiro Tamura, Shuichi Maruwaka, Joji Shiroma, Sunao Miyagi, Hitoshi Orita, Hiroshi Sakugawa, Akira Hokama, Fukunori Kinjo, Jiro Fujita
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Keywords: Kirschner wire, migration, inflammatory polyp
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2014 Volume 53 Issue 7 Pages 699-701

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Abstract

The migration of Kirschner wires (K-wires) is a rare complication. We herein present a case of an inflammatory polyp in the colon caused by the migration of a K-wire following fixation of a pelvic fracture. Surgery was carried out to remove the K-wire through an incision at the level of the left iliac bone. Simultaneous endoscopic clipping of the colonic wound was also performed. The patient's postoperative course was uneventful. Although very rare, migration of devices should be considered in patients with a previous history of orthopedic surgery.

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