The intravenous foreign body: a report of 2 cases.

Gschwind, Claudia R · J Hand Surg Am · 2002

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Two cases of metallic foreign body injury to the upper limb are described. In both cases the foreign body was clearly visible on x-rays, considered to be lodged in the soft tissues, but migrated to one of the large subcutaneous veins. One subsequently migrated to the heart; the other was removed from the peripheral vein.

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