Table 1. Cases of nail gun penetration the heart.
Figure 1: Echocardiogram showing a hyperechoic foreign body at the posterior basal part of the left ventricle.
Figure 2: Chest CT showing a long narrow white shadow (measuring 6 cm) penetration the medial part of the left lung and the posterior basal part of the left ventricle. A) 3D reconstructed image, B) Axial Image
Figure 3: A) Coronary angiogram showing a fistula between the tip of posterolateral branch of the right coronary artery and the left lower lobe posterior basal segmental branch of the left pulmonary artery, B) A magnified image showing the relationship of the nail to the fistula, C) Showing the inflow and outflow arteries for the fistula.
Figure 4: The Gun-nail measuring 5 cm.
Figure 5: The fibrous band that are containing the bridging collaterals of the fistula was ligated using 2 U-shaped 3-0 prolene mattress sutures supported with pledgets