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Ann Thorac Surg
; 102(3): e191-e192, 2016 Sep.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27549538
RESUMO
A 46-year-old man experienced a remote unexpected lung injury with a sharp object. The object migrated over the years, penetrating the mediastinal structure, injuring the pericardium and the right-sided chambers of the heart. The injury was complicated by hemodynamic instability and pericardial tamponade. An emergent pericardiocentesis followed by thoracotomy, foreign body extraction, and puncture site closure. This is a very rare case of remote penetrating lung injury with a dormant course.