Bullet embolization to the heart: A rare and confounding penetrating cardiac injury case report.
Cardiac
Gunshot wound
Trauma
Journal
International journal of surgery case reports
ISSN: 2210-2612
Titre abrégé: Int J Surg Case Rep
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 101529872
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
14
05
2020
revised:
21
06
2020
accepted:
21
06
2020
pubmed:
7
7
2020
medline:
7
7
2020
entrez:
7
7
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Gunshot wounds to the cardiac region usually result in devastating injuries. However, if bullets embolize into the myocardium without significant damage to the organ, optimal evaluation and management remains unclear. We present the case of a hemodynamically stable gunshot wound patient who presented with a bullet to the heart. Sternotomy revealed that the bullet had embolized through the superior vena cava and embedded into the apex of the right ventricle. The patient was managed without retrieval of the bullet and continues to be well despite a retained intracardiac bullet. We discuss cases of bullet embolization to the heart and the emergence of minimally-invasive approaches for management.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32629219
pii: S2210-2612(20)30493-4
doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2020.06.090
pmc: PMC7338989
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
35-38Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
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