Bullet embolization to the heart. Report of a case and review of the literature on indications for removal of intracardiac foreign bodies.
The hospital course of a young man with a bullet migration through the venous system to the right ventricle is reviewed. The intraoperative management of foreign bodies to the heart using x-ray image intensifier is employed.
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications; D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006321:Heart; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications