Bullet embolism: a rare cause of acute ischaemia.
Embolization
Sharpnel
Tamponade
Journal
Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
ISSN: 1569-9285
Titre abrégé: Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101158399
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 06 2022
01 06 2022
Historique:
received:
01
06
2021
revised:
21
11
2021
accepted:
12
01
2022
pubmed:
29
1
2022
medline:
7
6
2022
entrez:
28
1
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Embolization of a bullet or shrapnel from the heart (left ventricle) to the peripheral arterial circulation is practically unknown. We present a 38-year-old man with no comorbidities who was referred to our centre with a bullet injury to the left side of his chest. The patient complained of mild pain and numbness in his right lower limb. A trauma series was advised. A contrast angiogram of the peripheral lower limbs showed a bullet in the right popliteal artery with no flow in the tibial arteries. A bullet was removed from the distal popliteal artery at its bifurcation with a long thrombus proximal to it. Removal of the foreign body is the widely accepted management, especially when it leads to symptoms like ischaemia or signs of infection, as was the situation in our case.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35088832
pii: 6516410
doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivac006
pmc: PMC9714595
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1186-1187Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.
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