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An Unusual Presentation of a Cardiac Foreign Body in a Pediatric Patient

Cardiac foreign bodies (FBs) are rare. Their etiology can be attributed to penetrating injuries although they are also often found incidentally. The approach for removal of these FBs is variable and patient dependent. Although there is debate regarding indications for removal, there is a general con...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Al-Musawi, Mohammed, Rubay, David, Ohanisian, Levonti, Sidley, Angel, Abed, Ali N
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6682342/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31404380
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4829
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Sumario:Cardiac foreign bodies (FBs) are rare. Their etiology can be attributed to penetrating injuries although they are also often found incidentally. The approach for removal of these FBs is variable and patient dependent. Although there is debate regarding indications for removal, there is a general consensus that symptomatic FBs presenting acutely, as well as asymptomatic FBs posing a greater risk of complication to the patient, should be removed. We present the case of a 14-year-old patient with a cardiac FB and a step-wise approach for removal.