Guide wire misadventure: a duo of inadvertent intravascular migration.

Central venous catheterization (CVC) is an integral part of patient care in the intensive care unit. The Seldinger technique, known for its minimal invasiveness, has become the standard for CVC insertion. Despite the technique's effectiveness and safety, guide wires-integral to the procedure-carry risks, including a rare but serious complication: intrathoracic migration of a retained guide wire.

Aberrant pancreatic tissue in a giant mediastinal cyst: an uncommon entity.

Background: Heterotopia of pancreatic tissue in the thorax and mediastinum is uncommon, although, a common developmental anomaly in the gastrointestinal tract where the aberrant tissue is a component of gastrointestinal duplication cysts, intralobular pulmonary sequestration or teratomas.

Case Presentation: We report a case of an ectopic pancreas located in a giant mediastinal cyst in a 2-year old girl who presented with severe dyspnoea due to external compression of the intra-thoracic structures, mainly the right main bronchus. Surgical resection was carried out with complete relief of symptoms.