Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 144-146, March 2010

A bullet wandering through the heart

  • Erica Maffei, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Cardiology, and Cardiac Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, Italy
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  • Igino Spaggiari, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Cardiology, and Cardiac Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, Italy
    • ,
  • Teresa Arcadi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Cardiology, and Cardiac Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, Italy
    • ,
  • Chiara Martini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Cardiology, and Cardiac Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, Italy
    • ,
  • Annachiara Aldrovandi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Cardiology, and Cardiac Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, Italy
    • ,
  • Filippo Cademartiri, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Cardiology, and Cardiac Surgery, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma, Via Gramsci 14, 43100 Parma, Italy
    • Department of Radiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.

Received 10 November 2009; accepted 9 January 2010. published online 21 January 2010.

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.

Keywords: Bullet, Computed tomography, Migration

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 Conflict of interest: The authors report no conflicts of interest.

PII: S1934-5925(10)00014-6

doi:10.1016/j.jcct.2010.01.011

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 144-146, March 2010

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