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Case Reports
. 2002 Mar;27(2):350-4.
doi: 10.1053/jhsu.2002.31148.

The intravenous foreign body: a report of 2 cases

Claudia R Gschwind  1
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The intravenous foreign body: a report of 2 cases

Claudia R Gschwind. J Hand Surg Am. 2002 Mar.

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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