Meandering bullet in the pericardial sac: to remove or not to remove

H M Burkhart; G A Gomez; L E Jacobson; T A Broadie; R D Tarver

Meandering bullet in the pericardial sac: to remove or not to remove

Am Surg. 1998 Apr;64(4):341-3.

Authors

H M Burkhart¹, G A Gomez, L E Jacobson, T A Broadie, R D Tarver

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA.

PMID: 9544146

Abstract

Patients with bullets in the pericardial sac without obvious myocardial injuries are rare, making it difficult to analyze the natural history and propose management approaches. We present the case of a meandering bullet in the pericardial sac and a review of the literature.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Female
Fluoroscopy
Foreign-Body Migration / complications
Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging*
Foreign-Body Migration / surgery
Humans
Pericardial Effusion / etiology
Pericardium / injuries*
Wounds, Gunshot / complications
Wounds, Gunshot / diagnostic imaging*
Wounds, Gunshot / surgery