Iliac vein to pulmonary artery missile embolus: case report and review of the literature.
Intravascular foreign body emboli, although first reported in 1834, are rare sequelae of penetrating injuries. We report a case of missile embolus to the pulmonary artery after penetrating injury to the left iliac vein and artery. A review of the literature and discussion of appropriate management are presented.
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Department of Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden 08103.
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D000328:Adult; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging