Citation

Sakata J, Sasaki A. Kyobu Geka 2003; 56(2): 169-171.

Affiliation

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sunagawa City Medical Center, Sunagawa, Japan.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Nankodo)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12635332

Abstract

A 64-year-old man underwent emergency operation for self-inflicted penetrating cardiac and pulmonary injury by a nail-gun. Chest films on admission showed 5 nails penetrating the thorax and one of these nails had reached into pericardium. Emergency surgery was performed by median sternotomy and the 5 nails in the chest wall were totally removed and the wound of right ventricle and lung were closed with direct mattress sutures without cardio-pulmonary bypass. Post operative course was uneventful and he was transferred to the psychiatric ward for the treatment of depression at post operative 7 days.

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