Metal splinter ejected by circular saw into the left ventricle
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Petr Santavy1, Martin Troubil2, Vladimir Lonsky2
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, Palacky University Teaching Hospital, Olomouc, Czech Republic petr.santavy@fnol.cz.
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
|August 18, 2014
Abstract:
We report a case of a metal splinter ejected by a circular saw tooth from a wooden board into the left ventricle of the heart. A 35-year old man was admitted second day after accident attributed to work complaining about general weakness. Only a small non-bleeding wound was found near his sternum. CT scan showed a metal wire entrapped inside his heart. Successful removal was done during surgery.