The disappearing hook wire: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The migration of hook wire used for lung nodule localization to the pulmonary artery is an extremely rare complication. We report a case of migration of hook wire used for lung nodule localization to the main pulmonary artery and discuss the management.

Case description

The patient was a 50-year-old female with multiple pulmonary nodules, the largest of which was 7 mm and located in right lower lob. Since the size of the nodules were very small, three computed tomography (CT)-guided percutaneous hook wires were placed to localize the nodules prior to surgery. After entering the thorax, the wires were unable to be located in the right lower lobe and an intraoperative urgent chest CT demonstrated that the markers had migrated to the pulmonary artery. Therefore, the

SUBMITTER: Ge Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10797380 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature