Objective: The use of Kirschner wire for the fixation of premaxilla is a we
ll-known method in bilateral cleft lip surgery. We report a case in which t
he Kirschner wire of the premaxillary fixation had migrated intrasphenoidal
ly.
Results and Conclusions: The foreign body was accidentally discovered durin
g a cephalometric analysis and was taken out surgically through an upper li
p sulcus incision. Although the wire remained asymptomatic for 10 years, it
constituted a potential danger for intracranial migration.