Citation

Irdem A, Baspinar O, Gokaslan G. Surg. Today 2014; 45(4): 503-505.

Affiliation

Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Gaziantep University Medical Faculty, Gaziantep, Turkey, ahmetirdem81@hotmail.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00595-014-0875-7

PMID

24652228

Abstract

Despite being rarely seen, penetrating cardiac injuries are clinically significant, as they are highly lethal. We herein present the case of a 3-year-old male who unintentionally injured himself by pricking his own chest with a sewing needle and introducing it through the left-lower margin of his sternum into his right ventricle. The needle was located anterior-posteriorly over the right ventricle. An anterior thoracotomy was performed, and the needle was safely removed. No hemorrhage or arrhythmia was seen, so the operation was ended. An early diagnosis and intervention proved to be life-saving for this penetrating cardiac injury.

Language: en