Percutaneous retrieval of a shard of metal from the right ventricular apex after an industrial accident

A 29-year-old man suffered from an industrial accident as a piece of metal of a die-cutter burst and shards of metal penetrated his right upper arm. One shard was localized via x-ray and computer tomography within the apex of the right ventricle. Here we report on a successful retrieval of this shar...

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Main Authors: Christian Blockhaus, Marcel Keßler, Jan-Erik Gülker, Hans-Peter Waibler, Alexander Bufe, Dong-In Shin, Heinrich Klues
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Saudi Heart Association 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of the Saudi Heart Association
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1016731517301446