Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Removal of Sewing Needle in the Ventricular Septum.

Ann Thorac Surg

Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China. Electronic address:

Published: December 2020

Clinical cases of intracardiac foreign bodies are rare. We report a case of a sewing needle embedded in the ventricular septum of a patient reporting chest pain. The needle was removed under video-assisted thoracoscopic cardiac surgery.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2020.04.057DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

video-assisted thoracoscopic
8
sewing needle
8
ventricular septum
8
thoracoscopic removal
4
removal sewing
4
needle ventricular
4
septum clinical
4
clinical cases
4
cases intracardiac
4
intracardiac foreign
4

Similar Publications

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!