A Retained Bullet in Pericardial Sac: Penetrating Gunshot Injury of the Heart

Penetrating cardiac trauma is rarely seen but when present there is a short time lag to keep the patients alive. Cardiac gunshot injuries are exceptional and it occurs mostly during interpersonal disagreements casualties or a mistakenly fired gun nowadays. Here we present a case of cardiac gunshot i...

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Main Authors: Adnan Kaya, Emine Caliskan, Mustafa Adem Tatlisu, Mert Ilker Hayiroglu, Ahmet Ilker Tekessin, Yasin Cakilli, Sahin Avsar, Ahmet Oz, Osman Uzman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2427681