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Case Reports
. 2018 Jan;39(1):191-194.
doi: 10.1007/s00246-017-1689-3. Epub 2017 Aug 5.

Percutaneous Removal of Intravascular Pellet Following Penetrating Cardiac Trauma

Joshua D Chew  1 , George T Nicholson  2 , Bret A Mettler  3 , Thomas P Doyle  2
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Case Reports

Percutaneous Removal of Intravascular Pellet Following Penetrating Cardiac Trauma

Joshua D Chew et al. Pediatr Cardiol. 2018 Jan.

Abstract

There is controversy regarding the management of projectile embolization, a rare complication of penetrating trauma. We present the case of a 5-year-old, 20 kg male with retrograde venous projectile embolization following traumatic injury with a pellet gun. The projectile was successfully removed utilizing a novel, percutaneous approach.

Keywords: Embolus; Foreign body retrieval; Pediatric; Projectile.

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