Bullet embolization from an aorto-caval fistula to the heart

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2013 May;16(5):710-1. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivt006. Epub 2013 Jan 25.

Abstract

Bullet emboli to the heart as a result of penetrating trauma are rare. We report a case of a 19-year old male who suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen, resulting in an aorto-caval fistula and subsequent venous embolization of the bullet to the right ventricle. Successful surgical removal of the foreign body under cardiopulmonary bypass was performed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Injuries / complications*
  • Abdominal Injuries / surgery
  • Aorta / injuries*
  • Aorta / surgery
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / diagnosis
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / etiology*
  • Arteriovenous Fistula / surgery
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures
  • Cardiopulmonary Bypass
  • Embolism / diagnosis
  • Embolism / etiology*
  • Embolism / surgery
  • Foreign-Body Migration / diagnosis
  • Foreign-Body Migration / etiology*
  • Foreign-Body Migration / surgery
  • Heart Ventricles
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Sternotomy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / injuries*
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / surgery
  • Wounds, Gunshot / complications*
  • Wounds, Gunshot / surgery
  • Young Adult