Citation

Fulton JO, De Groot M, von Oppell UO, Ruttman T. Ann. Thorac. Surg. 1998; 65(3): 837-839.

Affiliation

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, South Africa. jamesandyolande@msn.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Publisher Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9527229

Abstract

A 16-year-old boy who sustained right ventricular rupture after backfiring of a homemade zip gun is reported. The unusual nature of this case together with the mechanisms and management of blunt cardiac rupture are briefly discussed.

Language: en