TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Self-inflicted sewing needle in the heart
JO  - Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi
A1  - Elibol, Ahmet
A1  - Sar Kaya, Sabit
A1  - Adademir, Taylan
A1  - Rali, Kaan K.
SP  - E23
EP  - E23
VL  - 13
IS  - 4
N2  - <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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1302-8723
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.5152/akd.2013.130
ID  - ref1
ER  -