title: Management of venous bullet embolus in a child.
abstract: Bullet embolus is a rare complication of penetrating missile injury in children with only a handful of case reports. We describe a seven year old with a venous bullet embolus to the right ventricle.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Section of Pediatric Surgery, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Andrea N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Doud
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Hines
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pranikoff
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002648:Child; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007422:Intestines / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D014513:Ureter / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*