@article{ref1,
title="Penetrating Cardiac Injury Following Sewing Needle Ingestion",
journal="Heart, lung and circulation",
year="2011",
author="Sobnach, Sanju and Castillo, Franco and Blanco Vinent, René and Kahn, Delawir and Bhyat, Ahmed",
volume="20",
number="7",
pages="479-481",
abstract="Penetrating cardiac injuries are common in South Africa. Reports describing traumatic lesions to the heart caused by caudo-cranial migration of ingested foreign bodies are however extremely rare. Delayed presentation and intervention are associated with poor outcome in these patients; cardiac tamponade remains the most serious complication. We present the case of a 19-year-old man who sustained a left ventricular injury after intentionally swallowing eight sewing needles. The impacted needle was removed through a median sternotomy and the patient recovered uneventfully.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1443-9506",
doi="10.1016/j.hlc.2011.01.006",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2011.01.006"
}