The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 40, 393-395, Copyright © 1985 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
Air gun pellet injury of the heart with popliteal embolus
CG Schowengerdt, JS Vasko, JM Craenen and DW Teske
An air gun pellet cardiac injury, in which there was penetration through
the right ventricle, interventricular septum, and anterior papillary muscle
and ejection from the left ventricle, is described. The pellet embolus was
removed from the left popliteal artery with restoration of flow. The
particular implications of pellet embolization are discussed and contrasted
with those of bullet embolism.