title: Use of transesophageal echocardiography in the detection and consequences of an intracardiac bullet.
abstract: A 17-year-old male sustained a gunshot injury to the chest. Transesophageal echocardiography showed the presence of a retained bullet in the pericardium and the absence of an intracardiac shunt, which provided important information for the treatment of the patient.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology and Surgery, Columbia Univeristy, New York, NY 10032.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: LiMandri
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Gorenstein
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Starr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Homma
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Auteri
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Gopal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010490:Pericardial Effusion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*