A bullet wandering through the heart.
We report a case of young male with a penetrating chest trauma due to a gunshot. The bullet was detected by conventional X-ray and localized within the lateral wall of the left ventricle by CT. During surgery the bullet was not found. Thereafter conventional X-ray showed migration of the bullet within the lung parenchyma.
Maffei
Erica
E
Department of Radiology, Cardiology, and Cardiac Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, 43100 Parma, Italy.
Spaggiari
Igino
I
Arcadi
Teresa
T
Martini
Chiara
C
Aldrovandi
Annachiara
A
Cademartiri
Filippo
F
D000328:Adult; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*