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Right ventricular penetration and cardiac tamponade as a late complication of Kirschner wire placement in the sternoclavicular joint

^a Baskent University, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Adana, Turkey
^b Baskent University, Adana Teaching and Medical Research Center, Department of Cardiology, Adana, Turkey

*Corresponding author: Oner Gulcan, Baskent Universitesi Tip Fakültesi, Adana Uygulama ve Aratirma Hastanesi, Dadalolu mah. 39 sok. No:6, PK: 01250, Adana, Turkey. Fax: +90 322 3271273.

E-mail address: drgulcan{at}yahoo.com (O. Gulcan).

A 44-year-old woman was admitted to the emergency service with dyspnea, chest pain, and vomiting. Cardiac tamponade due to right ventricular penetration of a Kirschner wire was detected as a late complication of wire placement in the sternoclavicular joint. Clinicians should be aware of wire migration with cardiac penetration as a late complication of Kirschner wire placed in any part of the body.

Key Words: Kirschner wire; Penetration; Cardiac tamponade