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Case Reports
. 2010 Mar-Apr;4(2):144-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2010.01.011. Epub 2010 Jan 21.

A bullet wandering through the heart

Erica Maffei  1 , Igino Spaggiari, Teresa Arcadi, Chiara Martini, Annachiara Aldrovandi, Filippo Cademartiri
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Case Reports

A bullet wandering through the heart

Erica Maffei et al. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2010 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

We report a case of young male with a penetrating chest trauma due to a gunshot. The bullet was detected by conventional X-ray and localized within the lateral wall of the left ventricle by CT. During surgery the bullet was not found. Thereafter conventional X-ray showed migration of the bullet within the lung parenchyma.

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