Bullet emboli to the pulmonary artery: a rare occurrence.
In two cases of bullet embolization to the pulmonary artery the bullets were left in place. Removal of the bullet was felt to be an unnecessary surgical risk. A two-year and six-year follow-up revealed no complications. In both instances the patients received adequate blood replacement for resuscitation and levels of antibiotics considered high enough to eradicate any possible infection from the contaminated missile.
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery