| Literature DB >> 16363717 |
Satoru Nishida1, Shigeyuki Tomita, Go Watanabe, Tamotsu Yasuda, Kenji Iino, Sadahiko Arai.
Abstract
A rare case of intracardiac injury with a sewing needle causing constrictive pericarditis is reported. A 72-year-old woman was admitted with edema of the face and legs. A chest radiogram showed a needle-shaped metallic image overlying the cardiac silhouette. Computed tomography revealed the needle was located in the left ventricular myocardium, and also showed a thickened pericardium. Surgical removal of the needle and pericardectomy were performed simultaneously.Entities:
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Year: 2005 PMID: 16363717 DOI: 10.1007/s11748-005-0145-0
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ISSN: 1344-4964