Projétil intrapericárdico móvel / Mobile intrapericardial bullet
Rev. bras. cir. cardiovasc
;
24(1): 84-87, Jan.-Mar. 2009. ilus
Article
in Portuguese
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RESUMO
São raros os pacientes com projéteis localizados no saco pericárdico sem que ocorra lesão miocárdica associada, comumente estão relacionados a trauma importante. O diagnóstico de corpo estranho intrapericárdico pode ser difícil. A remoção está sempre indicada, pois previne o surgimento de pericardite estéril ou infecciosa e outras complicações significativas. Os autores apresentam dois casos de projétil de arma de fogo livres no saco pericárdico, sugerem a conduta e fazem a revisão da literatura.
ABSTRACT
Patients with bullets in the pericardial sac without myocardial injuries are rare, and most commonly are associated with significant trauma. The diagnosis of an intrapericardial foreign body can be difficult. Its removal is always indicated because it prevents pericarditis, either sterile or infectious, with potential for other significant complications. The authors present two cases of a meandering bullet in the pericardial sac and propose approach and perform review of the literature.
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Pericardium
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Wounds, Gunshot
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Foreign-Body Migration
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Portuguese
Journal:
Rev. bras. cir. cardiovasc
Journal subject:
Cardiology
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General Surgery
Year:
2009
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital Geral do Andaraí/BR
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Hospital do Andaraí/BR
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