Bullet retrieval from the right hepatic vein using a controlled endovascular and transhepatic approach

Venous bullet embolism is a rare complication of trauma. We describe a patient who sustained a gunshot wound. Computed tomography revealed antegrade embolization of the bullet to the right hepatic vein (RHV). The risk of not retrieving the bullet embolus and subsequent embolization to the pulmonary...

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Main Authors: Abouelmagd Makramalla, MD, James Buchino, MD, Jay Johannigman, MD, Ross Ristagno, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-10-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043318302565