CASE REPORT
Year : 2013 | Volume
: 10 | Issue : 2 | Page : 85--87
Nail in the heart of a 4-year-old Nigerian girl
Ibrahim Aliyu1, Ismail M Inuwa2
1 Department of Paediatrics, Cardiothoracic Unit, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital/Bayero University Kano, Kano, Nigeria
2 Department of Surgery, Cardiothoracic Unit, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital/Bayero University Kano, Kano, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Ibrahim Aliyu
Department of Paediatrics, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital/Bayero University Kano, Kano
Nigeria
Children are very active and explorational, some of the plays they engage in occasionally put them in harm�SQ�s way. Common problems often encountered especially in those less than 3 years are cases of foreign body aspiration and ingestion. However, we report a case of traumatic chest penetrating nail injury with penetration of the right ventricle in a 4-year-old Nigerian girl; who was fortunate to have survived following successfully surgical extraction of the nail.
How to cite this article:
Aliyu I, Inuwa IM. Nail in the heart of a 4-year-old Nigerian girl.Nig J Cardiol 2013;10:85-87
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How to cite this URL:
Aliyu I, Inuwa IM. Nail in the heart of a 4-year-old Nigerian girl. Nig J Cardiol [serial online] 2013 [cited 2023 Jun 9 ];10:85-87
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