Venous bullet embolism to the right ventricle.
Bullet embolism is a rare complication of penetrating vascular trauma that requires a high index of suspicion for timely diagnosis and management. Delays in identification may result in poor early management and subsequent loss of limb or life [1]. There are two types of bullet embolism: arterial and venous. In this report, we discuss a rare case of venous bullet embolus to the right ventricle from the right femoral vein.
Bining
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, McGill University, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, Quebec. hjsbining@yahoo.ca
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D000328:Adult; D004617:Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D005268:Femoral Vein / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000293:injuries; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*