Recovery of a Missile Embolus From the Right Ventricle

Clement D. Marshall; Michael R. Ma; Julia Park; Clifford C. Sheckter; Rustin A. Massoudi; Cathleen M. Ligman; Ronald M. Jou; William D. Ogden

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.06.107

Recovery of a Missile Embolus From the Right Ventricle

Clement D. Marshall, Michael R. Ma, Julia Park, Clifford C. Sheckter, Rustin A. Massoudi, Cathleen M. Ligman, Ronald M. Jou, William D. Ogden

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Abstract

Missile embolism is a clinical entity in which a projectile object enters a blood vessel and is carried to a distant part of the body. We present a case of the discovery of an iliac vein to right ventricle missile embolus in a young man, with successful extraction through a right atriotomy. We provide a historical overview of the literature concerning missile embolism, and we argue that whereas acute embolized projectiles should be removed in almost all cases, it may be reasonable to simply observe an asymptomatic chronic missile embolus.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	e69-e71
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	103
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.06.107
State	Published - Jan 1 2017
Externally published	Yes

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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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