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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2002;21:926
© 2002 Elsevier Science NL

Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Swordfish attack: an unusual cause of penetrating thoracic wound

J.M. Galbis Caravajal*, J.J. Mafé Madueño, B. Baschwitz Gómez, J.M. Rodriguez Paniagua

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital General, Universitario de Alicante, C/Maestro Alonso 109, 03010 Alicante, Spain

Received 11 October 2001; received in revised form 18 January 2002; accepted 22 January 2002.

* Corresponding author
e-mail: galbis_jos{at}gva.es

Key Words: Thoracic trauma • Chest wall

A young male was admitted to hospital with a penetrating chest wound produced by a swordfish attack (Fig. 1) .



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  		Fig. 1. Thoracic computed tomography scan on admission, demonstrating a penetrating foreign body.

 
His left upper pulmonary lobe was pierced by the tip of the sword, which firmly adhered to the body of T3 (Fig. 2) . Upper left lobe segmentectomy was performed. Recovery was uneventful.



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  		Fig. 2. Intraoperative view. Note a foreign body piercing the left upper pulmonary lobe and reaching the body of T3.

 




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