
@article{ref1,
title="Self-inflicted sewing needle in the heart",
journal="Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi",
year="2013",
author="Elibol, Ahmet and Sar Kaya, Sabit and Adademir, Taylan and Rali, Kaan K.",
volume="13",
number="4",
pages="E23-E23",
abstract="<p>A 29-year-old prisoner was referred to our hospital with a suspi- cious intramyocardial foreign body.  After closer questioning, it was discovered that he had inserted a sewing needle into his left parasternal region seven months ago. He was symptomless until last month that he had admitted to a local hospital with a pleuritic chest pain. According to the local hospital clinical records, his chest radiography had revealed a left sided hemothorax that had been treated with tube thoracostomy procedure and a narrow linear metallic density along the left border of the heart. The patient was referred to our hospital for further treatment....</p> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1302-8723",
doi="10.5152/akd.2013.130",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5152/akd.2013.130"
}