title: [Topographic diagnosis by two-dimensional echocardiography of an intramyocardial foreign body].
abstract: A nineteen-year-old male was diagnosed as having a foreign body in his cardiac muscle after a mild open thoracic injury. Diagnosis and follow-up was performed by two-dimensional echocardiography. He did not show any complications after a 6 month follow-up. We emphasize the rare presentation of this entity and the usefulness of echocardiography to attain the foreign body's size and place. Also, echocardiography helps therapeutic management and diagnosis of complications.
authors.affiliation: Unidad Médico-Quirúrgica de Cardiología, Hospital Gómez-Ulla, Madrid.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Díaz de la Llera
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernández Fernández
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: García de la Llana
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rey Naya
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Selva Bellod
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wilhelmi Ayza
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004630:Emergencies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009206:Myocardium
vernacular_title: Diagnóstico topográfico mediante ecocardiografía bidimensional de un cuerpo extraño intramiocárdico.