Penetrating pediatric cardiac trauma caused by fall on a pencil with normal echocardiography.
A toddler, age 2, presented with a penetrating cardiac trauma caused by a fall on a pencil. This case showed a normal echocardiography. However, during removal of the pencil, signs of cardiac tamponade were noticeable. Thus, a normal echocardiography is no guarantee to exclude a possible penetrating cardiac injury.
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Virga Jesse Hospital Hasselt, Stadsomvaart II, Hasselt 3500, Belgium. janderaet@hotmail.com
Jan
J
De Raet
Urbain
U
Mees
Jos
J
Vandekerkhof
Marc
M
Hendrikx