Citation

Aoun T, Amine F, Ziad K. J. Vasc. Surg. Cases Innov. Tech. 2017; 3(3): 123-125.

Affiliation

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Hôtel-Dieu de France Hospital, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jvscit.2016.11.003

PMID

29349397

PMCID

PMC5764850

Abstract

Arterial bullet embolization after a thoracic gunshot wound represents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. The absence of an apparent exit wound should alert the clinician. Cardiac bullet injuries are mostly fatal. However, in some cases, patients may remain stable, and conservative management can be an acceptable strategy. We present a case report of a 7.62- × 39-mm thoracic stray bullet that embolized to the femoral artery.

Language: en