Constrictive pericarditis due to ingestion of a toothpick.
A case of a 53-year-old man with constrictive pericarditis due to the ingestion of a toothpick is presented. Computed tomography was unable to show the toothpick, and the diagnosis was made during the operation. Ingested toothpicks have often been reported as a cause of gastrointestinal injuries but in this rare case a toothpick actually migrated into the pericardium.
Meyns
B P
BP
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Gasthuisberg University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium.
Faveere
B C
BC
Van de Werf
F J
FJ
Dotremont
G
G
Daenen
W J
WJ
D002177:Candidiasis / Q000209:etiology*; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D010491:Pericardial Window Techniques; D010492:Pericardiectomy; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D010496:Pericardium