Citation

Al-Jalahma J, Al-Hakami W, Musayab Y, Ismail T, Nair R, Thani KB. Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2016; 102(3): e191-2.

Affiliation

Cardiology Division, Internal Medicine Department, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, Manama, Bahrain. Electronic address: genfith@hotmail.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.01.078

PMID

27549538

Abstract

A 46-year-old man experienced a remote unexpected lung injury with a sharp object. The object migrated over the years, penetrating the mediastinal structure, injuring the pericardium and the right-sided chambers of the heart. The injury was complicated by hemodynamic instability and pericardial tamponade. An emergent pericardiocentesis followed by thoracotomy, foreign body extraction, and puncture site closure. This is a very rare case of remote penetrating lung injury with a dormant course.

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Language: en