Videothoracoscopic approach to the extraction of a cardiac retainer missile
The presence of foreign bodies (FB) retained in the heart or pericardium secondary to penetrating trauma in stable patients is a very rare event and its management is controversial. We present the case of a 19-year-old patient who was admitted to our trauma center hemodynamically stable because of t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-06-01
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Series: | Trauma Case Reports |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644021000947 |