Traumatic embolization of the intracranial internal carotid artery.
A 3 mm pellet, shot into the neck of a 13 year old boy, migrated into the common carotid artery and lodged in the infraclinoid internal carotid artery. The case illustrates an unusual intravascular migration of a foreign body. The benign clinical course, radiological evaluation, and rationale for expectant management of such low velocity missle injuries is discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019838:Neck Injuries; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot