Missile embolism to the pulmonary artery: case report and pitfalls of management.
Missile embolism to the pulmonary artery is a rare event. We present a complicated case of missile embolism from the inferior vena cava to the pulmonary artery. The case illustrates the potential pitfalls in the management of these patients.
Singer
Raymond L
RL
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA. rsinger@enter.net
Dangleben
Dale A
DA
Salim
Ali
A
Kurek
Stanley J
SJ
Shah
Kamalesh T
KT
Goodreau
James J
JJ
Shaff
Darryn I
DI
Szydlowski
Gary W
GW
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*