Issam Alkhayer

Successful repair of a penetrating right atrial gunshot injury via right posterolateral thoracotomy in a resource-limited hospital: a case report

Background: Penetrating cardiac injuries are uncommon but frequently fatal, particularly after gunshot wounds. Diagnosis may be challenging when pleural bleeding predominates, and pericardial fluid is minimal because blood may decompress through a pericardial defect into the thoracic cavity. Case presentation: A 25-yea...