Abstract
We present a rare case of bullet embolism from the left brachiocephalic vein to the right ventricle, following a chest gunshot wound, in a 56-year-old soldier. The bullet was accidentally discovered on a systematic chest X-ray. The bullet was very close to the tricuspid subvalvular apparatus and was about to come out from the ventricle. We removed it under cardiopulmonary bypass.
MeSH terms
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Brachiocephalic Veins / injuries*
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Brachiocephalic Veins / surgery
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Cardiopulmonary Bypass
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Embolism / diagnostic imaging
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Embolism / etiology*
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Embolism / surgery
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Heart Ventricles / pathology*
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Heart Ventricles / surgery
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Radiography
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Thoracic Injuries / complications*
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Thoracic Injuries / surgery
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Tricuspid Valve
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Wounds, Gunshot / complications*
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Wounds, Gunshot / surgery