[An intracardiac needle without thoracic penetration].
The authors report on the asymptomatic case of a child with intra cardiac needle, which was discovered after systematic pre operative X Ray chest film. Surgical removal of this foreign body could be performed before any of its possibly lethal complications (50%).
Scheye
T
T
Service de Chirurgie Pédiatrique, Hôtel-Dieu, Clermont-Ferrand.
Escande
G
G
Labbe
A
A
Lusson
J R
JR
Vanlieferinghen
P H
PH
Marty
C
C
Vanneuville
G
G
D004452:Echocardiography; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006321:Heart; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009339:Needles; D010496:Pericardium / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography
Aiguille intracardiaque sans point de pénétration thoracique.