Foreign metallic pellet in the heart / 中华创伤杂志(英文版)
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
;
(6): 318-320, 2007.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-236758
ABSTRACT
Foreign bodies in the heart are a rare but serious form of cardiac injury. The objects usually are sharp pointed. Such as acupuncture needles, sewing needles, coat hangers, fragments of Kirschner wires, pins, etc.(1) We report a patient with a metallic pellet lodged in the heart, which was accurately diagnosed and successfully removed.
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Main subject:
General Surgery
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Diagnosis
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Foreign Bodies
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Heart
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Metals
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
/
Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Chinese Journal of Traumatology
Year:
2007
Type:
Article
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