title: Delayed cardiac tamponade caused by self-inserted needles.
abstract: A 47-year-old female intentionally inserted needles through her chest wall, resulting in cardiac trauma. One week later, cardiac tamponade occurred. The needles were detected and removed successfully by thoracotomy. During the operation, fluoroscopy was used to locate the needles and greatly facilitated their successful removal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kinki University School of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, Japan. rtc-ryo@med.kindai.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takehiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Junzo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Iemura
authors.forename: Toshihiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saga
mesh_terms: D002305:Cardiac Tamponade / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003865:Major Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009339:Needles; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D011859:Radiography; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior; D013997:Time Factors