title: Non-surgical retrieval of a bullet embolus from the right heart.
abstract: We report on a case of a 0.38 caliber bullet embolizing from the left common iliac vein to the right atrium. The bullet was successfully retrieved with a percutaneous transvenous catheter technique. Prerequisites for missile embolization and principals of management are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, King-Drew Medical Center and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California 90059, USA.
authors.forename: V S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Kaushik
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Mandal
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000628:therapy; D006325:Heart Atria; D006801:Humans; D007084:Iliac Vein / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot