Journal of Trauma and Injury

The Korean Society of Traumatology (대한외상학회)
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Surgical Removal of Intracardiac Foreign Body Remained after Penetrating Cardiac Injury

심장 관통상 후 잔류한 심장 내 이물질의 수술적 제거

  • Park, Kook-Yang (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Hospital) ;
  • Park, Chul Hyun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Hospital) ;
  • Choi, Chang Hyu (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Ik (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Hospital) ;
  • Jeon, Yang Bin (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Hospital)
  • 박국양 (가천대학교 길병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 박철현 (가천대학교 길병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 최창휴 (가천대학교 길병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 이재익 (가천대학교 길병원 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 전양빈 (가천대학교 길병원 흉부외과학교실)
  • Received : 2012.09.13
  • Accepted : 2012.11.26
  • Published : 2012.12.31
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Abstract

A 27 year-old man, who had a penetrating cardiac injury due to a metal fragment was transferred to our hospital. At admission, his vital signs were stable, and his chest film showed a foreign-body-like finding in the heart silhouette. We evaluated the patient with chest computed tomography and echocardiography for further information. Finally, we removed the metal fragment from the left ventricle by using a cardiopulmonary bypass.

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