TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Child abuse with multiple sharp foreign bodies penetrating the chest wall causing hemothorax and cardiac tamponade in two separate occasions: case report
JO  - Asian cardiovascular and thoracic annals
A1  - ElSorogy, Hatem A.
A1  - Elshalakamy, Mohammed
A1  - Ibrahim, Karim S.
A1  - Hamza, Usama A.
A1  - Sersar, Sameh I.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - We present a case of repeated child abuse causing left-sided hemothorax and cardiac tamponade on two separate occasions. A 14-year-old cerebral palsy male presented with left-sided hemothorax and multiple metallic foreign bodies in the chest wall managed by small limited incision, removal of the foreign bodies and chest tube. One week later, he came to our emergency department (ER) with multiple chest wall foreign bodies and tamponade managed by median sternotomy, removal of the foreign bodies, one of them was in the LAD. He had a smooth postoperative course and the case is under investigation.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0218-4923
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/02184923231205817
ID  - ref1
ER  -