title: Surgical treatment of posttraumatic foreign bodies in the heart or great vessels.
abstract: Posttraumatic foreign bodies in the heart or great vessels is rare, which may cause cardiac tamponade, bleeding, shock, infection, embolism, arrhythmia, valve dysfunction, etc. The foreign bodies can be removed by surgery or percutaneous intervention. In this report we reviewed our experience in managing posttraumatic foreign bodies in 13 patients at our institution from 1992 to 2002.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
authors.forename: Chun-li
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Tian-xiang
authors.initials: TX
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001011:Aorta / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged