S. Kottmeier et al., LAPAROSCOPIC RETRIEVAL OF A MIGRATING INTRAPELVIC PIN - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care, 35(6), 1993, pp. 952-955
Migration of orthopedic implants is a well documented phenomenon. Prom
pt recognition and immediate retrieval may prevent significant and pot
entially fatal sequelae. The following report describes a unique case
in which laparoscopic techniques were successfully used to recover a m
igrating intrapelvic pin.