Naslov
Intracardiac shrapnel in a polytraumatized child

Autori
Gaparovic, Hrvoje ; Stern-Padovan, Ranka ; Batinica, Stipe ; Saric, D. ; Jelic, Ivan

Izvornik
The annals of thoracic surgery (0003-4975) 77 (2004), 3; 1083-1085

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, stručni

Ključne riječi
polytrauma; myocardial injuries; small intestine perforation

Sažetak
Penetrating cardiac trauma is a life-threatening condition and presents a therapeutic challenge for the surgeon. Additional multiple organ-system injuries, as are common in the setting of war, further complicate the management of such patients. We present the case of a 9-year-old girl who sustained multiple injuries from an unexploded artillery shell, resulting in a retained intracardiac shrapnel. Her cardiac pathology consisted of a shrapnel located in the interventricular septum accompanied by a pneumopericardium and a right-sided hemopneumothorax. The presentation and management of this patient are the subjects of this report.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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