| Bullet emboli to the pulmonary artery: a report of 2 patients and review of the literature. | |
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PMID: 773320 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Bullet embolization to the pulmonary artery is a rare event. The purpose of this study is to report our experience with 2 patients and to review the 15 patients reported in the literature, with special emphasis on a rather peculiar complication that has occurred in 4 of the 9 patients who underwent bullet embolectomy: dislodgment of the missile during the surgical procedure and migration to the down-side lung, for which a second thoracotomy was required in 3 of those patients. The usual untoward effects of foreign bodies in the vascular system were seen in this series: embolization with thrombosis, sepsis, erosion and hemorrhage, and vascular occlusion with infarction. This review suggests that operative removal of a bullet in the pulmonary artery is necessary. The operation is safe and uncomplicated if precautions are taken to prevent the missile from migrating during manipulation of the lung. |
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Authors:
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L W Stephenson; R B Workman; J S Aldrete; R B Karp |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Annals of thoracic surgery Volume: 21 ISSN: 0003-4975 ISO Abbreviation: Ann. Thorac. Surg. Publication Date: 1976 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1976-07-06 Completed Date: 1976-07-06 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 15030100R Medline TA: Ann Thorac Surg Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 333-6 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Abdominal Injuries
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surgery Adult Angiography Female Foreign Bodies / surgery* Foreign-Body Migration / surgery Humans Male Pulmonary Artery* / radiography, surgery Pulmonary Embolism / mortality, surgery* Radiography, Thoracic Thoracic Injuries / surgery Wounds, Gunshot / surgery* |
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