Shotgun pellet embolus of the middle cerebral artery treated by emergency embolectomy

Br J Neurosurg. 1996 Jun;10(3):311-4. doi: 10.1080/02688699650040214.

Abstract

We report a case of traumatic embolization of a shotgun pellet in the middle cerebral artery. The patient was successfully treated by emergency embolectomy performed 12 h after the accident. The literature seems to support the protective role of surgical treatment against cerebral ischaemia and subsequent infarction in such cases.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Carotid Artery Injuries
  • Cerebral Angiography
  • Craniotomy
  • Embolectomy*
  • Emergencies*
  • Foreign-Body Migration / diagnosis
  • Foreign-Body Migration / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / diagnosis
  • Intracranial Embolism and Thrombosis / surgery*
  • Male
  • Mandibular Injuries / diagnosis
  • Mandibular Injuries / surgery*
  • Neurologic Examination
  • Postoperative Complications / diagnosis
  • Ultrasonography
  • Wounds, Gunshot / diagnosis
  • Wounds, Gunshot / surgery*