CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS DUE TO INGESTION OF A TOOTHPICK

Authors
MEYNS BP FAVEERE BC VANDEWERF F DOTREMONT G DAENEN WJ
Citation
Bp. Meyns et al., CONSTRICTIVE PERICARDITIS DUE TO INGESTION OF A TOOTHPICK, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 57(2), 1994, pp. 489-490
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
57
Issue
2
Year of publication
1994
Pages
489 - 490
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1994)57:2<489:CPDTIO>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A case of a 53-year-old man with constrictive pericarditis due to the ingestion of a toothpick is presented. Computed tomography was unable to show the toothpick, and the diagnosis was made during the operation . Ingested toothpicks have often been reported as a cause of gastroint estinal injuries but in this rare case a toothpick actually migrated i nto the pericardium.