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A rare case of intracardiac injury with a sewing needle causing constrictive pericarditis is reported. A 72-year-old woman was admitted with edema of the face and legs. A chest radiogram showed a needleshaped metallic image overlying the cardiac silhouette. Computed tomography revealed the needle was located in the left ventricular myocardium, and also showed a thickened pericardium. Surgical removal of the needle and pericardectomy were performed simultaneously.
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Nishida, S., Tomita, S., Watanabe, G. et al. Intramyocardial foreign body. Jpn J Thorac Caridovasc Surg 53, 598–600 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-005-0145-0
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