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CC BY 4.0 · Surg J (N Y) 2022; 08(01): e90-e91
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1743522
Case Report

Intravenous Foreign Body at the Hand: Case Report

Jose Couceiro
1   Department of Orthopedics, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
,
Elena Garcia-Valladares
1   Department of Orthopedics, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
,
Jose Fernandez-Divar
1   Department of Orthopedics, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
,
Manuel Sanchez-Crespo
1   Department of Orthopedics, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
,
Higinio Ayala 
1   Department of Orthopedics, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
,
Fernanado Del Canto
1   Department of Orthopedics, Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
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Abstract

Intravenous foreign bodies following trauma to the hand are relatively uncommon with sparse reports of this condition being published in the literature. They have been reported to migrate as far as the thoracic cavity and the heart. In the following case report, we describe a case of an intravenous foreign body following hand trauma, and the treatment and potential complications are also discussed.

Keywords

intravenous - foreign body - hand


Publication History

Received: 20 December 2021

Accepted: 14 January 2022

Article published online:
03 March 2022

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