TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Self-inflicted intramyocardial injury with a sewing needle: a rare cause of pneumothorax
JO  - Chest
A1  - Jamilla, F. P.
A1  - Casey, L. C.
SP  - 531
EP  - 534
VL  - 113
IS  - 2
N2  - An unusual case of a self-inflicted intracardiac injury with a sewing needle caused a pneumothorax. Fewer than ten cases of needles in the heart have been reported in the recent medical literature; none of these cases was associated with presence of a pneumothorax. The literature regarding self-inflicted injury with needles in the heart is reviewed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0012-3692
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -