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Iatrogenic Perforation of the Left Ventricle during Insertion of a Chest Drain
Chest draining is a common procedure for treating pleural effusion. Perforation of the heart is a rare often fatal complication of chest drain insertion. We report a case of a 76-year-old female patient suffering from congestive heart failure. At presentation, unilateral opacity of the left chest ob...
Autores principales: | Kim, Dongmin, Lim, Seong-Hoon, Seo, Pil Won |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3680611/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23772413 http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/kjtcs.2013.46.3.223 |
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