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  • Title: Penetrating cardiac injury following sewing needle ingestion.
    Author: Sobnach S, Castillo F, Blanco Vinent R, Kahn D, Bhyat A.
    Journal: Heart Lung Circ; 2011 Jul; 20(7):479-81. PubMed ID: 21315651.
    Abstract:
    Penetrating cardiac injuries are common in South Africa. Reports describing traumatic lesions to the heart caused by caudo-cranial migration of ingested foreign bodies are however extremely rare. Delayed presentation and intervention are associated with poor outcome in these patients; cardiac tamponade remains the most serious complication. We present the case of a 19 year-old man who sustained a left ventricular injury after intentionally swallowing eight sewing needles. The impacted needle was removed through a median sternotomy and the patient recovered uneventfully.
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