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Ann Thorac Surg 1998;65:837-839
© 1998 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Blunt Cardiac Rupture Caused by Zip Gun Backfire

James O. Fulton, FCS(SA), Mark De Groot, FRCS(C), Ulrich O. Von Oppell, PhD, Thomas Ruttman, FFA(SA)

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
Department of Anaesthesiology, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Accepted for publication October 17, 1997.

Dr Fulton, Victorian Paediatric Cardiac Surgical Unit, Royal Childrens Hospital, Flemington Rd, Parkville, 3051, Victoria, Australia (e-mail: jamesandyolande@msn.com).

A 16-year-old boy who sustained right ventricular rupture after backfiring of a homemade zip gun is reported. The unusual nature of this case together with the mechanisms and management of blunt cardiac rupture are briefly discussed.






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