Bullet embolism to the pulmonary artery [PDF]
Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, 2004 Bullet embolization of the pulmonary artery is a very rare event. When a bullet enters the pulmonary vasculature, it may cause haemorrhage, thrombosis, sepsis, intimal erosion and eventually occlusion. Locating the bullet with several imaging methods is important to confirm the diagnosis.
Ufuk Demirkılıç
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Percutaneous Retrieval of Venous Bullet Embolism
Journal of Endovascular Therapy, 2021 Purpose Bullet fragment embolization is a rare but potentially fatal complication of traumatic gunshot injury. Herein, we present a case of a patient who demonstrated migration of a bullet fragment from the lower chest into the left common iliac vein. Continual identification of foreign bodies on trauma imaging is of the utmost importance.
Brock Peiffer +3 more
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Bullet embolization to the external iliac artery after gunshot injury to the abdominal aorta: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011 Introduction Abdominal vascular trauma is fairly common in modern civilian life and is a highly lethal injury. However, if the projectile is small enough, if its energy is diminished when passing through the tissue and if the arterial system is elastic ...
Jaha Luan +3 more
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Conservative management of bullet lodged in the interventricular septum of the heart: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground Penetrating cardiac injuries from gunshot wounds are rare but potentially fatal. When a bullet is retained within the heart, surgical removal is usually recommended owing to risks of tamponade, arrhythmia, embolization, or infection.
Pankaj Aggarwal +4 more
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Gunshot Wounds Causing Distal Arterial Bullet Embolisms.
Bulletin of emergency and trauma, 2022 We report two cases involving small-caliber gunshot wounds to the chest with embolization of the bullet which complete occluding arterial circulation into the left lower extremity. A 30-years-old and 19-years-old men suffered gunshots wound to the thorax and abdomen with subsequent arterial embolisms into their left legs.
Mauricio Gonzalez‐Urquijo +4 more
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Retrograde venous bullet embolism into renal vein [PDF]
South African Journal of Surgery, 2020 The unpredictable nature and behaviour of bullet emboli can pose unique diagnostic and management challenges, related to the absence of exit wounds or variable trajectories. However, embolisation into the vascular system is an extremely unusual occurrence, with fewer than 200 such cases described since 1900.
Pillay, T, Allopi, L, Tariq, HA
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Gunshot bullet embolus with pellet migration from the left brachiocephalic vein to the right ventricle: a case report [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2010 We report the case of a 16 year old male who was the victim of a drive by shooting sustaining the rare but recognised complication of cardiovascular bullet embolism.
Greaves Nicholas
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Gunshot wound of the thoracic aorta with right popliteal artery embolization: a case report of bullet embolism with review of relevant literature. [PDF]
Case Rep Emerg Med, 2013 Biswas S, Cadot H, Abrol S.
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Successful mechanical thrombectomy for terminal ICA bullet embolism: A case report
Interventional Neuroradiology, 2023 Bullet embolism after high velocity penetrating trauma is a rare event that can have devastating and wide-ranging effects distant from the original site of injury.
Jared W. Clouse +7 more
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