Case Reports
Transcaval Migration of an Acupuncture Needle from the Abdominal Cavity to the Heart
Address for correspondence: Mr Reubendra Jeganathan, F.R.C.S.C.Th., Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ground Floor, West Wing, Royal Victoria Hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6 BA Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Fax: 0044-2890633937; e-mail: [email protected]
Conflict of interest: None.
Abstract
Abstract We report the case of a patient who was noted to have inserted an acupuncture needle into his abdomen. The needle migrated to the heart and was removed from the right ventricle using cardiopulmonary bypass. (J Card Surg 2010;25:654-656)
