Citation

Vesna D, Tatjana A, Slobodan S, Slobodan N. Forensic Sci. Int. 2004; 139(2-3): 237-239.

Affiliation

Institute of Forensic Medicine, School of Medicine Belgrade, Deligradska 31 a, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro. bobanvladislav@yahoo.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.10.013

PMID

15040923

Abstract

The case of a 20-year-old female prisoner who died due to cardiac tamponade caused by a swallowed sewing needle migration is reported. According to the autopsy report and complete analysis of medical records, the migration of the swallowed needle was reconstructed: from esophagus and stomach, through diaphragm and pericardium up to the left heart ventricle, where the needle was found at the autopsy. The case is very interesting and unique: there has been no similar case described in medical literature so far.

Language: en