Bullet migration within the inferior vena cava.
We report the case of a patient who sustained gunshot wounds to the chest. The bullet lodged and moved freely within the inferior vena cava and its branches, but the patient had no symptoms. The bullet was retrieved from the right common femoral vein with a basket. Selective approach to bullet removal can prevent serious complications.
Raghavendran
Krishnan
K
Department of Surgery, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14215, USA.
Evans
James T
JT
D000328:Adult; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*