Wandering bullet embolizing to the pulmonary artery: a case report.
Whilst a missile embolizing to the right side of the heart is a common occurrence, embolization to the pulmonary arteries is rare. We report a case of a bullet entering through the right internal jugular vein to the right ventricle, and then migrating to the left pulmonary artery, and its management. To our knowledge, this is the first reported such case from the Indian subcontinent.
Agarwal
Surendra K
SK
Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India. amars546@rediffmail.com
Singh
Amrendra
A
Kathuria
Manoj
M
Ghosh
Probal K
PK
D000328:Adult; D002340:Carotid Artery Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D016157:Vascular Fistula / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*