Penetrating Cardiac Trauma with Retained Intra - Myocardial Pellets - A Case Report

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dc.contributor.authorDar, Mohd Iqbalen_US
dc.contributor.authorAlai, Mohd Sultanen_US
dc.contributor.authorRashid, Aamiren_US
dc.contributor.authorTramboo, Nisar Aen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-24T07:12:27Z
dc.date.available2020-09-24T07:12:27Z
dc.date.issued2020-03
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Penetrating ballistic cardiac injury is usuallyfatal before victim the gets any medical help. Retained intracardiac missile is a very rare entity and so far a very few caseshave been reported in the literature.Case report: We describe a young patient who presentedwith multiple life threatening pellet injuries involving chest,abdomen, and limbs. Patient had CT and echocardiographydocumented retained pellets in the heart with pericardialeffusion. Patient was managed successfully using conservativeapproach without any surgical intervention.Conclusion: this case highlights the importance of carefulmonitoring and conservative approach in such critically illpatients for a better outcome.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsSenior Resident, Department of Cardiology, SKIMSen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor, Department of Cardiology, SKIMSen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsAssistant Professor, Department of Cardiology, Kashmir, J&K, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsProfessor and Head, Department of Cardiology, Kashmir, J&K, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationDar Mohd Iqbal, Alai Mohd Sultan, Rashid Aamir, Tramboo Nisar A. Penetrating Cardiac Trauma with Retained Intra - Myocardial Pellets - A Case Report. International Journal of Contemporary Medical Research . 2020 Mar; 7(3): c1-c3en_US
dc.identifier.issn2393-915X
dc.identifier.issn2454-7379
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/202853
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Society for Contemporary Medical Researchen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber3en_US
dc.relation.volume7en_US
dc.source.uri​https://dx.doi.org/10.21276/ijcmr.2020.7.3.35en_US
dc.subjectIntracardiac Pelletsen_US
dc.subjectPenetrating Cardiac Injuryen_US
dc.subjectPericardial Effusionen_US
dc.titlePenetrating Cardiac Trauma with Retained Intra - Myocardial Pellets - A Case Reporten_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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