Trans-thoracic venous bullet embolism.
Bullet emboli from peripheral wounds occur with sufficient frequency that they must be considered in every case of missile injury not accompanied by an exit wound. A case is presented which demonstrated a venous migration of such a bullet from the axillary vein into the femoral vein through the heart, presumably by gravity.
D000328:Adult; D001134:Arm Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014680:Veins; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*