Bullet embolization from the left brachiocephalic vein to the right ventricle.
We present a rare case of bullet embolism from the left brachiocephalic vein to the right ventricle, following a chest gunshot wound, in a 56-year-old soldier. The bullet was accidentally discovered on a systematic chest X-ray. The bullet was very close to the tricuspid subvalvular apparatus and was about to come out from the ventricle. We removed it under cardiopulmonary bypass.
Bors
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Institut du Coeur, University Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France.
Aubert
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Flecher
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Bonnet
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D'Alessandro
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Gandjbakhch
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Pavie
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D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004617:Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D014261:Tricuspid Valve; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery