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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Main Authors: Carlos Andres Muñoz, Jairo González Quitian, Alberto García, Carlos Alberto Ordoñez, Víctor Rafael Buchelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Trauma Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644021000947