Unusual case of self-inflicted thoracic knife wounds with five knives embedded in the left thoracic cavity

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 653-654

  Laisaar, Tanel ^a  

^a TARTU UNIVERSITY CLINICS   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Chest trauma; Penetrating injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; HUMAN; KNIFE CUT; LUNG INJURY; MALE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAB WOUND; SUICIDE; SUTURE; THORACIC CAVITY; THORACOTOMY; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; THORACIC INJURIES; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 25144447271     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.05.031     Document Type: Article

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