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I Want My Bullet Back: Percutaneous Endovascular Removal of a Right Atrial Foreign Body
Taylor S Harmon1, Todd Loper2, Jerry Matteo3
1Interventional Radiology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, USA.
Abstract:
The incidence and prevalence of firearm-related homicide in the United States make headlines daily. As a result, an epidemic of penetrating injuries is on the rise. Specifically, foreign bodies such as bullets and shrapnel are usually left inside the human body due to penetrating injuries, unless they are in close proximity to vital structures. We present a case of a bullet within the right atrial chamber of the heart, which was successfully removed by a minimally invasive endovascular approach.
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