Bullet embolisation from the right subclavian vein to the right ventricle: a case report.
Bullet embolism to the heart is an unusual complication of penetrating gunshot injuries. A bullet may reach the heart by direct cardiac penetration or entry into the peripheral venous system with embolisation to the heart, which must be differentiated. This is a report of an unusual case of bullet embolism to the heart that was extracted by direct cardiotomy without cardiopulmonary bypass.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, 21, Sec.2 Nan-Ya South Road, Panciao, Taipei, Taiwan 220. chunjenwu@hotmail.com
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D000328:Adult; D004617:Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013350:Subclavian Vein; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery