%0 Journal Article
%T Penetrating Cardiac Injury Following Sewing Needle Ingestion
%J Heart, lung and circulation
%D 2011
%A Sobnach, Sanju
%A Castillo, Franco
%A Blanco Vinent, René
%A Kahn, Delawir
%A Bhyat, Ahmed
%V 20
%N 7
%P 479-481
%X 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>
%G en
%I Elsevier Publishing
%@ 1443-9506
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2011.01.006