Missile embolus to the lung associated with a corotid-jugular arteriovenous fistula.
Missile embolization to the pulmonary artery is rare. The diagnosis is suspected if a missile is seen on radiograph in a lung field without hemopneumothorax or pulmonary contusion. Treatment of the injury and embolic sites is indicted. We report a case of missile embolization to the lung associated with a carotid-jugular arteriovenous fistula.
D000328:Adult; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000209:etiology*; D002339:Carotid Arteries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins; D055370:Lung Injury; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*