Heart injury from gunshot wound to the gluteal region
Keywords:
heart injuries, gunshotAbstract
A case is described whereby a cardiac wound was caused by a bullet which entered the body through the left gluteal region, and passed through the parietal
layers of the abdomen without entering the peritoneal cavity_ This produced an acute hemopericardium due to a transfixiant wound in the lower border
of the right ventricle, which was successfully repaired through a left anterolateral thoracotomy. An immediate laparotomy confirmed the absence of intra-abdominal lesions. Long term evolution was satisfactory. The course followed by the bullet is explained by the position of the patient at the time he received the shot.
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