Use of transesophageal echocardiography in the detection and consequences of an intracardiac bullet

G LiMandri; L A Gorenstein; J P Starr; S Homma; J Auteri; A S Gopal

doi:10.1016/0735-6757(94)90214-3

Use of transesophageal echocardiography in the detection and consequences of an intracardiac bullet

Am J Emerg Med. 1994 Jan;12(1):105-6. doi: 10.1016/0735-6757(94)90214-3.

Authors

G LiMandri¹, L A Gorenstein, J P Starr, S Homma, J Auteri, A S Gopal

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology and Surgery, Columbia Univeristy, New York, NY 10032.

PMID: 8285953
DOI: 10.1016/0735-6757(94)90214-3

Abstract

A 17-year-old male sustained a gunshot injury to the chest. Transesophageal echocardiography showed the presence of a retained bullet in the pericardium and the absence of an intracardiac shunt, which provided important information for the treatment of the patient.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
Foreign Bodies / complications
Foreign Bodies / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Injuries / complications
Heart Injuries / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Male
Pericardial Effusion / diagnostic imaging
Pericardial Effusion / etiology
Pericardium / diagnostic imaging*
Pericardium / injuries
Wounds, Gunshot / complications
Wounds, Gunshot / diagnostic imaging*