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Traumatic luxation of the heart
I Koskivuo1, O Teerenhovi, M Somervuori
1Department of Surgery, Kanta-Häme Central Hospital, Hämeenlinna, Finland.
Annales Chirurgiae Et Gynaecologiae
|January 1, 1991
Abstract:
A case of luxation of the heart resulting from blunt thoracic trauma is presented. Pericardial defect with herniation of the heart was discovered preoperatively and successfully repaired with a pleural patch. Special attention is drawn in the report to the preoperative diagnosis of this life-threatening condition.
