Venous bullet embolism. A case report.
Venous missile embolism to the pulmonary artery is a rare occurrence and controversy persists about the need to remove such a foreign body. This report describes a case of bullet embolism from the right common iliac vein to the left pulmonary artery. In this case the bullet was not removed.
Lodder
J V
JV
Department of Surgery, Themba Hospital, Mpumalanga.
D000328:Adult; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000601:surgery*