Delayed presentation of right ventricular bullet embolus.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Venous bullet embolism to the heart is a rare complication of penetrating gunshot trauma. There are little data regarding long-term follow-up of missiles retained in the right ventricle. We report a rare case of right ventricular bullet embolus following a left-sided thoracic gunshot wound. The patient presented with delayed onset of cardiac irritability symptoms 4 years after injury.
Medical subject headings
- Embolism
- Foreign-Body Migration
- Heart Ventricles
- Thoracic Injuries
- Wounds, Gunshot