title: Case report: transthoracic retrograde venous bullet embolization.
abstract: The embolism of bullets in the venous system is an uncommon complication of penetrating missile injuries. Retrograde transthoracic venous bullet embolization is exceedingly rare. This report describes embolization of a small-caliber bullet from the left subclavian vein to a branch of the right popliteal vein. The patient was treated successfully without surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond 23298.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Schmelzer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mendez-Picon
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Gervin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004617:Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011152:Popliteal Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*