TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Arrow injury to the heart
JO  - Annals of thoracic surgery
A1  - Nwiloh, Jonathan
A1  - Edaigbini, Sunday
A1  - Danbauchi, Solomon
A1  - Aminu, Muhammad B.
A1  - Oyati, Albert
SP  - 287
EP  - 289
VL  - 90
IS  - 1
N2  - Arrow injury to the heart is a common cause of penetrating trauma in rural areas of underdeveloped nations. We report such a patient who survived 3 days after such an injury and traveled 1000 km with a pulsating arrow in the chest for treatment. The literature on such injuries is reviewed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0003-4975
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.12.032
ID  - ref1
ER  -