[Topographic diagnosis by two-dimensional echocardiography of an intramyocardial foreign body].
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.
Díaz de la Llera
L S
LS
Unidad Médico-Quirúrgica de Cardiología, Hospital Gómez-Ulla, Madrid.
Fernández Fernández
J
J
García de la Llana
M A
MA
Rey Naya
J
J
Selva Bellod
E
E
Wilhelmi Ayza
M
M
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
Diagnóstico topográfico mediante ecocardiografía bidimensional de un cuerpo extraño intramiocárdico.