Cardiac tamponade caused by migration of a swallowed sewing needle

Forensic Science International

Volumn 139, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 237-239

  Vesna, Djokić ^a   Tatjana, Atanasijević ^a   Slobodan, Savić ^a   Slobodan, Nikolić ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Cardiac tamponade; Self mutilation; Sewing needle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; DIAPHRAGM; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART TAMPONADE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEDICAL RECORD; NEEDLE; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH;

EID: 1042264342     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.10.013     Document Type: Article

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