title: The medical approaching to a pellet injury of the heart.
abstract: A 55-year-old man with multiple pellet injuries was brought to the Emergency room. In his physical examination, there were multiple wounds in face, neck, shoulders, arms, thorax and upper abdomen. The therapeutic options include pericardial drainage, conservative treatment, and surgical removal of the pellet. But, he was successfully managed with conservative medical treatment. This case showed that the treatment of heart injuries due to shotgun pellet should be individualized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbaklr, Turkey. elbeymali@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Elbey
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yavuz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Cil
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Islamoglu
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage; D006335:Heart Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000628:therapy*