[Thoracic gunshot-injury with penetration of the pericardium in a 15-year-old student].
On account of the exceptionality is reported on a 15-year-old adolescent who suffered a gunshot into the thorax by a device which was built by himself. More than 12 hours after the accident for the first time a physician was consulted. Then the patient was transported to Leipzig for operation. The missile had penetrated the anterior wall of the pericardium, had passed through the cleft between exterior layer of the myocardium and the pericardium and lodged at the trangression into the adjacent lung. The postoperative course was without complications. The patient could be dismissed without any complaints.
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating
Thoraxsteckschussverletzung mit Durchschuss des Perikards bei einem 15jährigen Schüler