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MDCT diagnosis and endovascular management of bullet embolization to the heart

Authors: Joseph J. Chen, Stuart E. Mirvis, Kathirkama Shanmuganathan

Published in: Emergency Radiology | Issue 2/2007

Abstract

Multidetector computed tomography is a useful imaging modality in diagnosing the path of a bullet and evaluating the extent of injury the bullet has caused in the torso. We present a 21-year-old patient who sustained a single gunshot wound to the right flank without any exit wound. Bullet fragments were embolized to the heart and left pulmonary artery via inferior vena cava. Minimally invasive interventional management was performed successfully to retrieve the intracardiac bullet fragments to prevent further complications.

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Title: MDCT diagnosis and endovascular management of bullet embolization to the heart
Authors: Joseph J. Chen
Stuart E. Mirvis
Kathirkama Shanmuganathan
Publication date: 01-06-2007
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Emergency Radiology / Issue 2/2007
Print ISSN: 1070-3004
Electronic ISSN: 1438-1435
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-007-0592-2

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