Cardiac tamponade caused by migration of a swallowed sewing needle

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• 作者：Vesna ; Djokic ; Tatjana ; Atanasijevic ; Slobodan ; Savic ; Slobodan ; Nikolic
• 关键词：Cardiac tamponade ; Sewing needle ; Self-mutilation
• 刊名：Forensic Science International
• 出版年：2004
• 出版时间：January 28, 2004
• 年：2004
• 卷：139
• 期：2-3
• 页码：237-239
• 全文大小：196 K

文摘

The case of a 20-year-old female prisoner who died due to cardiac tamponade caused by a swallowed sewing needle migration is reported. According to the autopsy report and complete analysis of medical records, the migration of the swallowed needle was reconstructed: from esophagus and stomach, through diaphragm and pericardium up to the left heart ventricle, where the needle was found at the autopsy. The case is very interesting and unique: there has been no similar case described in medical literature so far.