Simultaneous retrograde venous and anterograde arterial bullet embolism: a case report
Abstract Background Bullet embolus is a rare condition following gunshot injuries and represents a clinical challenge regarding both diagnosis and management. Case presentation We report the case of a 35-year-old Iranian (Middle-Eastern) male patient with a shotgun injury to both buttocks, which tra...
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| author | Ahmad Hosseinzadeh Mohammad Moeini Farsani Mohamad Mahdi Mahmoudi Ahmadreza Hekmatnia Meghdad Ghasemi Gorji Majid Asnaashari Hamed Ghoddusi Johari Reza Shahriarirad |
| author_facet | Ahmad Hosseinzadeh Mohammad Moeini Farsani Mohamad Mahdi Mahmoudi Ahmadreza Hekmatnia Meghdad Ghasemi Gorji Majid Asnaashari Hamed Ghoddusi Johari Reza Shahriarirad |
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| description | Abstract Background Bullet embolus is a rare condition following gunshot injuries and represents a clinical challenge regarding both diagnosis and management. Case presentation We report the case of a 35-year-old Iranian (Middle-Eastern) male patient with a shotgun injury to both buttocks, which traveled to the heart and the popliteal area through the femoral vein and superficial femoral artery, respectively. Surgical intervention was applied for the popliteal pellet, and the patient was discharged without further complications. Conclusion Although bullet emboli can be a clinical challenge, with the advent of modern procedures, removal has become safer. X-ray, computed tomography, and transthoracic and/or transesophageal echocardiography may be used as adjuncts to help establish the diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-53688855f4c94a6d8f305dfd02bb36842022-12-22T00:30:57ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472022-05-011611510.1186/s13256-022-03414-7Simultaneous retrograde venous and anterograde arterial bullet embolism: a case reportAhmad Hosseinzadeh0Mohammad Moeini Farsani1Mohamad Mahdi Mahmoudi2Ahmadreza Hekmatnia3Meghdad Ghasemi Gorji4Majid Asnaashari5Hamed Ghoddusi Johari6Reza Shahriarirad7Department of Vascular Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical ScienceDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical ScienceDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical ScienceDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Bushehr University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical ScienceDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical ScienceDepartment of Vascular Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical ScienceThoracic and Vascular Surgery Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background Bullet embolus is a rare condition following gunshot injuries and represents a clinical challenge regarding both diagnosis and management. Case presentation We report the case of a 35-year-old Iranian (Middle-Eastern) male patient with a shotgun injury to both buttocks, which traveled to the heart and the popliteal area through the femoral vein and superficial femoral artery, respectively. Surgical intervention was applied for the popliteal pellet, and the patient was discharged without further complications. Conclusion Although bullet emboli can be a clinical challenge, with the advent of modern procedures, removal has become safer. X-ray, computed tomography, and transthoracic and/or transesophageal echocardiography may be used as adjuncts to help establish the diagnosis.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03414-7GunshotEmbolismHeartFemoral veinFemoral arteryVenous system |
| spellingShingle | Ahmad Hosseinzadeh Mohammad Moeini Farsani Mohamad Mahdi Mahmoudi Ahmadreza Hekmatnia Meghdad Ghasemi Gorji Majid Asnaashari Hamed Ghoddusi Johari Reza Shahriarirad Simultaneous retrograde venous and anterograde arterial bullet embolism: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports Gunshot Embolism Heart Femoral vein Femoral artery Venous system |
| title | Simultaneous retrograde venous and anterograde arterial bullet embolism: a case report |
| title_full | Simultaneous retrograde venous and anterograde arterial bullet embolism: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Simultaneous retrograde venous and anterograde arterial bullet embolism: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Simultaneous retrograde venous and anterograde arterial bullet embolism: a case report |
| title_short | Simultaneous retrograde venous and anterograde arterial bullet embolism: a case report |
| title_sort | simultaneous retrograde venous and anterograde arterial bullet embolism a case report |
| topic | Gunshot Embolism Heart Femoral vein Femoral artery Venous system |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03414-7 |
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