Missile embolism--pulmonary vein to systemic bullet embolism: a case report and review of the literature

Missile embolism--pulmonary vein to systemic bullet embolism: a case report and review of the literature

Missile embolism occurs very rarely. It was first reported by Thomas Davis in 1834, and only 153 cases had been reported up to 1988. Rich et al. reported a 0.3% incidence in 7 500 cases of vascular injury in the Vietnam conflict. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of pulmonary vein en...

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Veröffentlicht in:South African journal of surgery 2008-05, Vol.46 (2), p.58, 60-60
Hauptverfasser: Ntlhe, Letlhogela M, Komati, Stephanus M, Fourie, Pieter A, Rossouw, Alewyn P
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Care and treatment
Carotid Artery, Internal
Case studies
Diagnosis
Echocardiography
Embolism
Embolism - etiology
Foreign Bodies - complications
Foreign Bodies - surgery
Health aspects
Hemiplegia - etiology
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Veins
Risk factors
Thoracotomy
Wounds, Gunshot - complications
Wounds, Gunshot - surgery
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Zusammenfassung:Missile embolism occurs very rarely. It was first reported by Thomas Davis in 1834, and only 153 cases had been reported up to 1988. Rich et al. reported a 0.3% incidence in 7 500 cases of vascular injury in the Vietnam conflict. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of pulmonary vein entry and internal carotid artery embolisation.
ISSN:0038-2361