• Pediatr. Surg. Int. · Apr 2008

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    Pediatric penetrating cardiac injury from abuse: a case report.

    • Juan E Sola, Jorge Huaco Cateriano, William R Thompson, and Holly L Neville.
    • Division of Pediatric Surgery, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Holtz Center 3019, 1611 NW 12 Street, 33136, Miami, FL, USA. jsola@med.miami.edu
    • Pediatr. Surg. Int. 2008 Apr 1;24(4):495-7.

    AbstractWhile cardiac foreign bodies after trauma have been described in the literature, we report the first case of intentional injury in an infant with an intracardiac needle. We review the literature and stress the need for a high degree of vigilance in evaluating children for potential child abuse.

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