Delayed presentation of right ventricular bullet embolus

Venous bullet embolism to the heart is a rare complication of penetrating gunshot trauma. There are little data regarding long-term follow-up of missiles retained in the right ventricle. We report a rare case of right ventricular bullet embolus following a left-sided thoracic gunshot wound. The pati...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Annals of thoracic surgery 2001-08, Vol.72 (2), p.619-620
Hauptverfasser:	Wales, Lucy, Jenkins, David P, Smith, Peter L.C
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Embolism - diagnostic imaging Embolism - surgery Foreign-Body Migration - diagnostic imaging Foreign-Body Migration - surgery Heart Ventricles - diagnostic imaging Heart Ventricles - surgery Humans Injuries of the thorax. Foreign bodies. Diseases due to physical agents Male Medical sciences Scattering, Radiation Thoracic Injuries - complications Thoracic Injuries - diagnostic imaging Tomography, X-Ray Computed Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents Wounds, Gunshot - complications Wounds, Gunshot - diagnostic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:	Venous bullet embolism to the heart is a rare complication of penetrating gunshot trauma. There are little data regarding long-term follow-up of missiles retained in the right ventricle. We report a rare case of right ventricular bullet embolus following a left-sided thoracic gunshot wound. The patient presented with delayed onset of cardiac irritability symptoms 4 years after injury.
ISSN:	0003-4975 1552-6259
DOI:	10.1016/S0003-4975(00)02580-7