Surgical Removal of Intracardiac Foreign Body Remained after Penetrating Cardiac Injury

Park,  Kook Yang; Park,  Chul Hyun; Choi,  Chang Hyu; Lee,  Jae Ik; Jeon,  Yang Bin

Case Report

Journal of Trauma and Injury 2012;25(4):267-270.

Kook Yang Park, Chul Hyun Park, Chang Hyu Choi, Jae Ik Lee, Yang Bin Jeon

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Gachon University Gil Hospital, Incheon, Korea. junyb@gilhospital.com

심장 관통상 후 잔류한 심장 내 이물질의 수술적 제거

박국양∙박철현∙최창휴∙이재익∙전양빈

가천대학교 길병원 흉부외과학교실

Received: 13 September 2012 • Revised: 2 October 2012 • Accepted: 26 November 2012

Abstract

A 27 year-old man, who had a penetrating cardiac injury due to a metal fragment was transferred to our hospital. At admission, his vital signs were stable, and his chest film showed a foreign-body-like finding in the heart silhouette. We evaluated the patient with chest computed tomography and echocardiography for further information. Finally, we removed the metal fragment from the left ventricle by using a cardiopulmonary bypass.

Key Words: Foreign body; Cardiopulmonary bypass; Heart; Injury