Bullet embolus to the right hepatic vein after a gunshot wound to the heart and its percutaneous retrieval.
Bullet emboli are rare and their management when in the venous circulation is controversial. A 26-year-old female with a gunshot wound to the heart, followed by embolization of the bullet to the right hepatic vein, had successful percutaneous retrieval of the bullet via a catheter inserted through the right femoral vein.
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Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Sherman
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D000328:Adult; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006503:Hepatic Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*