| Penetrating Cardiac Injury Following Sewing Needle Ingestion. | |
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PMID: 21315651 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Penetrating cardiac injuries are common in South Africa. Reports describing traumatic lesions to the heart caused by caudo-cranial migration of ingested foreign bodies are however extremely rare. Delayed presentation and intervention are associated with poor outcome in these patients; cardiac tamponade remains the most serious complication. We present the case of a 19-year-old man who sustained a left ventricular injury after intentionally swallowing eight sewing needles. The impacted needle was removed through a median sternotomy and the patient recovered uneventfully. |
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Sanju Sobnach; Franco Castillo; René Blanco Vinent; Delawir Kahn; Ahmed Bhyat |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-2-9 |
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Title: Heart, lung & circulation Volume: - ISSN: 1444-2892 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-2-14 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100963739 Medline TA: Heart Lung Circ Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Australasian Society of Cardiac and Thoracic Surgeons and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Department of General Surgery, Kimberley Hospital Complex, Du Toitspan Road, Private Bag X 5021, Kimberley 8300, South Africa; Department of Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital and University of Cape Town, Anzio Road, Observatory 7925, Cape Town, South Africa. |
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