Citation

Alaminos Mingorance M, Castejón Casado FJ, Valladares Mendias JC, Sánchez López-Tello C, Pérez de la Cruz JM. Eur. J. Pediatr. Surg. 1999; 9(3): 184-185.

Affiliation

Division of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Medical Center, Virgen del las Nieves University Hospital, Granada, Spain.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Georg Thieme Verlag)

DOI

10.1055/s-2008-1072239

PMID

10427497

Abstract

Air guns are tools which each day become more powerful serious or even fatal accidents are caused by them. We report the clinical case of a 10-year old patient who received an accidental shot puncturing the right auricle, with generation of an important hemopericardium. A favorable evolution followed conservative treatment. However, we want to emphasize the potential gravity of injuries caused by this type of weapon.

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