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. 2014; 20(4): 308-310 | DOI: 10.5505/tjtes.2014.30049 | |||
Swallowed a Needle Stuck in HeartMustafa Yolcu1, Ahmey Aydın2, Ali Fuat Korkmaz1, Özgür Dağ2, Emrah İpek1, Bilgehan Erkut21Erzurum Region Training And Research Hospital, Department Of Cardiology, Erzurum, Turkey2Erzurum Region Training And Research Hospital, Department Of Cardiovascular Surgery, Erzurum, Turkey Cardiac tamponade (CT) is a clinical entity characterized by hemodynamic insufficiency resulting from increased intrapericardial pressure due to accumulation of contents such as serous fluid, blood, and pus. CT is a treatable cause of cardiogenic shock which can be fatal unless diagnosed promptly. Dyspnea, chest pain, hypotension, tachycardia, pulsus paradoxus, raised jugular venous pressure, muffled heart sounds, decreased electrocardiographic voltage and enlarged cardiac silhouette on chest X-ray are the major clinical signs in CT. Idiopathic or viral pericardititis, iatrogenic trauma during percutaneous coronary interventions or CABG, external trauma, malignancies, acute or chronic kidney disease, collagen vascular diseases, tuberculosis, radiation on chest wall, hypothyroidism and aortic dissection are the etiologic factors. Herein we present a case of surgically treated CT which was diagnosed in the third day of ingestion of a sewing needle. Keywords: Cardiac tamponade, needle, esophagusMustafa Yolcu, Ahmey Aydın, Ali Fuat Korkmaz, Özgür Dağ, Emrah İpek, Bilgehan Erkut. Swallowed a Needle Stuck in Heart. . 2014; 20(4): 308-310 Sorumlu Yazar: Mustafa Yolcu, Türkiye |
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