Surgical removal of a posttraumatic intracardiac foreign body in a child

Vinicius José da Silva Nina; Rachel Vilela de Abreu Haickel Nina; Vinícius Giuliano Gonçalves Mendes; Francival Leite de Souza

doi:10.1590/s0102-76382007000200016

Surgical removal of a posttraumatic intracardiac foreign body in a child

Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc. 2007 Apr-Jun;22(2):248-51. doi: 10.1590/s0102-76382007000200016.

[Article in English, Portuguese]

Authors

Vinicius José da Silva Nina¹, Rachel Vilela de Abreu Haickel Nina, Vinícius Giuliano Gonçalves Mendes, Francival Leite de Souza

Affiliation

¹ Heart Surgery Section of Hospital Universitário of the Federal University of Maranhão, São Luís, Brazil. [email protected]

PMID: 17992333
DOI: 10.1590/s0102-76382007000200016

Abstract

The authors report the successful surgical removal of a foreign body (7 x 1 cm wooden stick) from the right atrial of a 8 year-old child 77 days after a transfixing chest trauma caused by falling over a fence. The clinical presentation was infective endocarditis confirmed by the presence of an intraatrial mass at echocardiography. The postoperative course was uneventful. At 6 months follow-up, the patient is in Function Class I (NYHA) and in complete remission of infection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Echocardiography
Endocarditis, Bacterial / etiology
Foreign Bodies / complications
Foreign Bodies / diagnosis
Foreign Bodies / surgery*
Heart Atria / injuries
Heart Atria / surgery
Heart Injuries / etiology
Heart Injuries / surgery*
Humans
Male
Wounds, Penetrating / complications*
Wounds, Penetrating / diagnosis