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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 57, 489-490, Copyright © 1994 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Constrictive pericarditis due to ingestion of a toothpick

BP Meyns, BC Faveere, FJ Van de Werf, G Dotremont and WJ Daenen
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Gasthuisberg University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium.

A case of a 53-year-old man with constrictive pericarditis due to the ingestion of a toothpick is presented. Computed tomography was unable to show the toothpick, and the diagnosis was made during the operation. Ingested toothpicks have often been reported as a cause of gastrointestinal injuries but in this rare case a toothpick actually migrated into the pericardium.

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