The extraordinary journey of a metal endoclip to the outside of the chest wall

Arkin Acar; Kenan Can Ceylan; Şeyda Örs Kaya

doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezy365

The extraordinary journey of a metal endoclip to the outside of the chest wall

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2019 Jul 1;56(1):208-209. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy365.

Authors

Arkin Acar¹, Kenan Can Ceylan¹, Şeyda Örs Kaya¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, University of Health Sciences, Dr. Suat Seren Chest Diseases and Surgery Medical Practice and Research Center, İzmir, Turkey.

PMID: 30388205
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezy365

Abstract

Metal endoclips are frequently utilized in surgical procedures. Within the medical literature, metal endoclip migration following general surgical procedures is a widely studied complication. However, examples of thoracic metal endoclip migration are, as yet, absent in the medical literature. This case study seeks to provide the first clear example of such thoracic metal endoclip migration.

Keywords: Metal endoclip; Migration; chest wall.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Female
Foreign-Body Migration* / diagnostic imaging
Foreign-Body Migration* / pathology
Foreign-Body Migration* / surgery
Humans
Metals
Middle Aged
Surgical Instruments / adverse effects*
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted* / adverse effects
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted* / instrumentation
Thoracic Wall* / diagnostic imaging
Thoracic Wall* / pathology
Thoracic Wall* / surgery

Substances

Metals