Anterograde venous bullet embolism from the left facial vein to the right ventricle

A young man presented to the emergency department reporting he had been recently shot in the face and chest with an unknown weapon. Initial physical examination only found bruising by the left hemimandible, but CT angiography of the thorax revealed a BB in the right ventricle. A subsequent CT angiog...

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Autores principales:	Hang Yu, China-Li Hillman, Adam Globerman, Meagan Wiebe, Stephanie Dyck
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Bullet Embolism Interventional Radiology Gunshot Vascular Surgery RD1-811
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9b94643d01d14dd2bf4bd5e98211fbe42021-11-12T04:41:41ZAnterograde venous bullet embolism from the left facial vein to the right ventricle2352-644010.1016/j.tcr.2021.100552https://doaj.org/article/9b94643d01d14dd2bf4bd5e98211fbe42021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352644021001576https://doaj.org/toc/2352-6440A young man presented to the emergency department reporting he had been recently shot in the face and chest with an unknown weapon. Initial physical examination only found bruising by the left hemimandible, but CT angiography of the thorax revealed a BB in the right ventricle. A subsequent CT angiography of the head and neck showed no major arterial injury but noted stranding and irregularity of the left facial vein directly deep to the injury site. The findings favoured anterograde venous bullet embolism from the left facial vein to the right ventricle. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a relatively small diameter and superficial vein of the face resulting in this phenomenon.Hang YuChina-Li HillmanAdam GlobermanMeagan WiebeStephanie DyckElsevierarticleBulletEmbolismInterventionalRadiologyGunshotVascularSurgeryRD1-811ENTrauma Case Reports, Vol 36, Iss , Pp 100552- (2021)
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topic	Bullet Embolism Interventional Radiology Gunshot Vascular Surgery RD1-811
spellingShingle	Bullet Embolism Interventional Radiology Gunshot Vascular Surgery RD1-811 Hang Yu China-Li Hillman Adam Globerman Meagan Wiebe Stephanie Dyck Anterograde venous bullet embolism from the left facial vein to the right ventricle
description	A young man presented to the emergency department reporting he had been recently shot in the face and chest with an unknown weapon. Initial physical examination only found bruising by the left hemimandible, but CT angiography of the thorax revealed a BB in the right ventricle. A subsequent CT angiography of the head and neck showed no major arterial injury but noted stranding and irregularity of the left facial vein directly deep to the injury site. The findings favoured anterograde venous bullet embolism from the left facial vein to the right ventricle. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a relatively small diameter and superficial vein of the face resulting in this phenomenon.
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author	Hang Yu China-Li Hillman Adam Globerman Meagan Wiebe Stephanie Dyck
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title	Anterograde venous bullet embolism from the left facial vein to the right ventricle
title_short	Anterograde venous bullet embolism from the left facial vein to the right ventricle
title_full	Anterograde venous bullet embolism from the left facial vein to the right ventricle
title_fullStr	Anterograde venous bullet embolism from the left facial vein to the right ventricle
title_full_unstemmed	Anterograde venous bullet embolism from the left facial vein to the right ventricle
title_sort	anterograde venous bullet embolism from the left facial vein to the right ventricle
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/9b94643d01d14dd2bf4bd5e98211fbe4
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Anterograde venous bullet embolism from the left facial vein to the right ventricle

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