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Non‐surgical retrieval of a bullet embolus from the right heart
Author(s) -
Kaushik Vidya S.,
Mandal Ashis K.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1522-726x(199905)47:1<55::aid-ccd12>3.0.co;2-h
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , catheter , embolization , radiology , right atrium , embolus , right heart , caliber , surgery , materials science , metallurgy
We report on a case of a 0.38 caliber bullet embolizing from the left common iliac vein to the right atrium. The bullet was successfully retrieved with a percutaneous transvenous catheter technique. Prerequisites for missile embolization and principals of management are discussed. Cathet. Cardiovasc. Intervent. 47:55–57, 1999. © 1999 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.