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Transthoracal migration of K-Wire. (a) Plain thorax x-ray shows pneumothorax in left lung with migration of k-wire. (b) The remnant of K-wire and tension band wiring (c) lateral x-ray reveal the k-wire in the posterior aspect of left hemithorax (d-h) CT scan confirm the k-wire inside the cavum pleura.
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Computed Tomographic (CT) scan was performed, which showed that K-wire was partially inside the posterior cavum pleura (Fig. 1).
(a) Thoracoscopic assisted surgery was performed to remove the K wire. (b) The K-wire inside the cavum pleura. (c) The k-wire after removal.
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A chest tube then inserted, and the removal of K-wire was performed using thoracoscopic assisted surgery followed by the removal of the remaining K-wire in the left shoulder (Fig. 2).