Comparative Efficacy of Transthoracic and Transesophageal Echocardiography in Detection of an Intracardiac Bullet Fragment

A 19-year-old man received a gunshot wound to the heart. Transthoracic echocardiography was unable to localize the bullet fragment, whereas transesophageal echocardiography localized the bullet fragment in the posteroseptal wall at the base of the posteromedial papillary muscle.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Chest 1994-07, Vol.106 (1), p.299-300
Hauptverfasser:	Hashimi, M. Wail, Jenkins, David R., McGwier, Bryan W., Massey, Clara V., Alpert, Martin A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Biological and medical sciences Cardiovascular system Echocardiography Echocardiography, Transesophageal Foreign Bodies - diagnostic imaging Heart Injuries - diagnostic imaging Humans Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects) Male Medical sciences Ultrasonic investigative techniques Wounds, Gunshot - diagnostic imaging
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Zusammenfassung:	A 19-year-old man received a gunshot wound to the heart. Transthoracic echocardiography was unable to localize the bullet fragment, whereas transesophageal echocardiography localized the bullet fragment in the posteroseptal wall at the base of the posteromedial papillary muscle.
ISSN:	0012-3692 1931-3543
DOI:	10.1378/chest.106.1.299