TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Minimum cause - maximum effect: the travelogue of a bullet
JO  - Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery
A1  - Hartert, M.
A1  - Dahm, M.
A1  - Neufang, A.
A1  - Vahl, C.-f.
SP  - 698
EP  - 700
VL  - 11
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1569-9293
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1510/icvts.2010.245100
ID  - ref1
ER  -