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Forgotten Kirschner Wire Causing Severe Hematuria
Joint Authors
Singh, Shrawan Kumar
Parmar, Kalpesh Mahesh
Shankaregowda Ajjoor, Sriharsha
Jayant, Kumar
Agrawal, Swati
Kumar, Santosh
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-07-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Kirschner wire (K-wire) is commonly used in the treatment of hip fracture and its migration into pelvis leading to bladder injury is a very rare complication.
Nonremoval of these devices either because of lack of followup or because of prolonged requirement due to disease process is associated with this complication.
We report a case of a patient who presented with acute onset severe hematuria with clot retention secondary to perforation of bladder by a migrated K-wire placed earlier, for the treatment of hip fracture.
Initial imaging showed its presence in the soft tissues of the pelvis away from the major vascular structures.
Patient was taken for emergency laparotomy and wire was removed after cystotomy.
Postoperative period was uneventful and patient was discharged in satisfactory condition.
K-wires are commonly used in the management of fracture bones and their migration has been reported in the literature although such migration in the intrapelvic region involving bladder is very rare.
Early diagnosis and prompt removal of such foreign bodies are required to avert potentially fatal involvement of major structures.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kumar, Santosh& Singh, Shrawan Kumar& Jayant, Kumar& Agrawal, Swati& Parmar, Kalpesh Mahesh& Shankaregowda Ajjoor, Sriharsha. 2014. Forgotten Kirschner Wire Causing Severe Hematuria. Case Reports in Urology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461994
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kumar, Santosh…[et al.]. Forgotten Kirschner Wire Causing Severe Hematuria. Case Reports in Urology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461994
American Medical Association (AMA)
Kumar, Santosh& Singh, Shrawan Kumar& Jayant, Kumar& Agrawal, Swati& Parmar, Kalpesh Mahesh& Shankaregowda Ajjoor, Sriharsha. Forgotten Kirschner Wire Causing Severe Hematuria. Case Reports in Urology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-461994
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-461994