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- Penetrating Cardiac Injury and Traumatic Pericardial Effusion Caused by a Nail Gun
- Willem Guillermo Calderon Miranda, Edgardo Jim?nez Fuentes, Nidia Escobar Hern?ndez, Luis Rafael Moscote Salazar, Paul M Parizel
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J Trauma Inj 2017;30(1):21-23
DOI: https://doi.org/10.20408/jti.2017.30.1.21
Published online: March 31, 2017
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1Departments of Radiology, Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea Gonz?lez, National Autonomous University of Mexico. willem.calderon@hotmail.com
2Department of Radiology Thoracic Surgery, Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea Gonz?lez, National Autonomous University of Mexico.
3RED LATINO, Latin American Trauma & Intensive Neuro-Care Organization, Bogot?, Colombia.
4Department of Radiology, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Belgium.
2Department of Radiology Thoracic Surgery, Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea Gonz?lez, National Autonomous University of Mexico.
3RED LATINO, Latin American Trauma & Intensive Neuro-Care Organization, Bogot?, Colombia.
4Department of Radiology, Antwerp University Hospital, University of Antwerp, Belgium.
Received: 17 October 2016 • Revised: 24 October 2016 • Accepted: 30 December 2016
Abstract
Penetrating cardiac injury caused by nail gun is an uncommon life-threatening condition characterized by a rapidly severe hemodynamic status compromise. We report non-contrast-enhanced CT findings of a right ventricle myocardium injury leading to a fluid collection in the pericardial space with the same attenuation as blood. The CT findings well depicted the pathological feature of a significant cardiac injury and may be helpful for the surgical management.
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