Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Removal of Sewing Needle in the Ventricular Septum.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.04.057.
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Abstract
Clinical cases of intracardiac foreign bodies are rare. We report a case of a sewing needle embedded in the ventricular septum of a patient reporting chest pain. The needle was removed under video-assisted thoracoscopic cardiac surgery.
Medical subject headings
- Foreign Bodies
- Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
- Ventricular Septum