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Reports successful emergency surgical repair of a right ventricular penetrating injury and cardiac tamponade in an adult male, highlighting the efficacy of rapid intervention.
An adult male had a penetrating injury of the chest resulting in cardiac tamponade. The injury resulted as a consequence of a detached iron piece from an iron bar in a steel mill. Emergency sternotomy and percardiotomy revealed blood in the pericardial cavity and full thickness penetration of the right ventricle. The defect was repaired following the removal of the iron fragment. Postoperative recovery was uneventful.
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