Shotgun pellet embolus of the middle cerebral artery treated by emergency embolectomy

We report a case of traumatic embolization of a shotgun pellet in the middle cerebral artery. The patient was successfully treated by emergency embolectomy performed 12 h after the accident. The literature seems to support the protective role of surgical treatment against cerebral ischaemia and subs...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of neurosurgery 1996, Vol.10 (3), p.311-314
Hauptverfasser:	HANINEC, P., HOUSTAVA, L., KLENER, J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Carotid Artery Injuries Cerebral Angiography Craniotomy Embolectomy Embolectomy Embolism Middle Cerebral Artery Shot Gun Injury Emergencies Foreign-Body Migration - diagnosis Foreign-Body Migration - surgery Humans Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis - diagnosis Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis - surgery Male Mandibular Injuries - diagnosis Mandibular Injuries - surgery Medical sciences Neurologic Examination Postoperative Complications - diagnosis Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents Ultrasonography Wounds, Gunshot - diagnosis Wounds, Gunshot - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:	We report a case of traumatic embolization of a shotgun pellet in the middle cerebral artery. The patient was successfully treated by emergency embolectomy performed 12 h after the accident. The literature seems to support the protective role of surgical treatment against cerebral ischaemia and subsequent infarction in such cases.
ISSN:	0268-8697 1360-046X
DOI:	10.1080/02688699650040214