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Migration of a Fractured Acetabular Socket Wire Into the Femoral Vein: Indication for Urgent Removal by Venous Thrombectomy: A Case Report
Klaus ReichelHellmut OelertUlrich HakeEckart Mayersubject
medicine.medical_specialtybusiness.industrymedicine.medical_treatmentGreat saphenous veinFemoral veinmedicine.diseaseAcetabulumThrombosisProsthesisSurgeryOrthopedic surgerymedicineRadiologyForeign bodyVenous thrombectomyCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicinebusinessdescription
The migration of a foreign body into a great vein is a rare occurrence that requires urgent surgical intervention. In our patient one fragment of a circular acetabular socket wire marker had entered the femoral vein. Exact topographic location of the wire was achieved by computerized tomography. Urgent surgery revealed a floating wire within the venous lumen with associated thrombosis.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990-10-01 | Vascular Surgery |