Bullet embolization from an aorto-caval fistula to the heart.
Bullet emboli to the heart as a result of penetrating trauma are rare. We report a case of a 19-year old male who suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen, resulting in an aorto-caval fistula and subsequent venous embolization of the bullet to the right ventricle. Successful surgical removal of the foreign body under cardiopulmonary bypass was performed.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA 92354, USA.
George Z
GZ
Pan
Juan G
JG
Bastidas
Nahid W
NW
Hasaniya
Rosario
R
Floridia
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D001011:Aorta / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D001164:Arteriovenous Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D004617:Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D056346:Sternotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult