TY - JOUR PY - 1998// TI - Blunt cardiac rupture caused by zip gun backfire JO - Annals of thoracic surgery A1 - Fulton, J. O. A1 - De Groot, M. A1 - von Oppell, U. O. A1 - Ruttman, T. SP - 837 EP - 839 VL - 65 IS - 3 N2 - 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.

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