Noninvasive preoperative localization of an intracardiac bullet.
A 40-year-old patient with intracardiac gunshot injury is reported. The bullet was localized preoperatively within the pericardium at the junction of the right atrium and the inferior caval vein and was removed successfully at surgery. The role of various imaging techniques in the preoperative localization of intracardiac missiles is discussed.
Karak
P K
PK
Department of Cardiovascular Radiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
Sharma
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Rajani
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006112:Gravitation; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011187:Posture; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery