title: A bullet wandering through the heart.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Cardiology, and Cardiac Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, 43100 Parma, Italy.
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Maffei
authors.forename: Igino
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Spaggiari
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arcadi
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martini
authors.forename: Annachiara
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aldrovandi
authors.forename: Filippo
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cademartiri
mesh_terms: 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*