Intracardiac foreign body resulting from a transmediastinal gunshot mimics an extracardiac foreign body: An image presentation
A transmediastinal gunshot wound (TMGW) is one of the most severe traumatic injuries, with a high mortality rate. Prompt diagnosis and emergency surgical intervention with or without cardiopulmonary bypass are usually required to save lives. We report a particular case of TMGW in which the computed...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-10-01
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| Series: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664617301821 |