Clinical Pulp Fiction

A 21-year-old woman self-ingested an 18-gauge needle that perforated the distal esophagus into the left inferior ventricular myocardium, with migration into the septum. Radiography, computed tomography, and echocardiography imaging characterized the needle’s location. Following an initial endoscopy...

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Main Authors: Claire F. Woodworth, MD, Susan M. Fagan, MD, Scott R. Harris, MD, Corey Adams, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920300450