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Published on: April 7, 2023
Penetrating pediatric cardiac trauma caused by fall on a pencil with normal echocardiography
Jan De Raet1, Urbain Mees, Jos Vandekerkhof
1Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Virga Jesse Hospital Hasselt, Stadsomvaart II, Hasselt 3500, Belgium. janderaet@hotmail.com
Abstract:
A toddler, age 2, presented with a penetrating cardiac trauma caused by a fall on a pencil. This case showed a normal echocardiography. However, during removal of the pencil, signs of cardiac tamponade were noticeable. Thus, a normal echocardiography is no guarantee to exclude a possible penetrating cardiac injury.
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