title: Shotgun pellet embolus of the middle cerebral artery treated by emergency embolectomy.
abstract: We report a case of traumatic embolization of a shotgun pellet in the middle cerebral artery. The patient was successfully treated by emergency embolectomy performed 12 h after the accident. The literature seems to support the protective role of surgical treatment against cerebral ischaemia and subsequent infarction in such cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, 1st Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Haninec
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Houstava
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Klener
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020212:Carotid Artery Injuries; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D003399:Craniotomy; D017128:Embolectomy; D004630:Emergencies; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D002542:Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008338:Mandibular Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*