@article{ref1,
title="Minimum cause - maximum effect: the travelogue of a bullet",
journal="Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery",
year="2010",
author="Hartert, M. and Dahm, M. and Neufang, A. and Vahl, C.-f.",
volume="11",
number="5",
pages="698-700",
abstract="This case report involves a 57-year-old male, accidentally shot in the chest with a small bore firearm. The bullet entered the left hemithorax, disrupting the left internal mammarian artery. It then penetrated the anterior wall of the right ventricle causing a pericardial tamponade. After leaving the base of the right heart it perforated the diaphragm, the liver, the spleen and the pancreas. Finally, it penetrated the abdominal aorta 3 cm proximally to the coeliac trunk and reached its final position paravertebrally. This case report illustrates that the management of even minimum gunshot wounds requires a maximum variety of surgical skills. Keywords: Thoracoabdominal injury; Shotgun wound; Surgical intervention.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1569-9293",
doi="10.1510/icvts.2010.245100",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1510/icvts.2010.245100"
}