The anesthetic management of a venous bullet embolism to the right ventricle: A case report / 대한마취과학회지

ABSTRACT

Bullet embolism is a rare complication of non-penetrating gunshot trauma. There are two types of bullet embolisms arterial and venous. Accurate preoperative localization of the bullet is important for selecting the proper surgical and anesthetic techniques. We report here on a rare case of venous bullet embolus to the right ventricle from the right iliac vein, as was demonstrated by transesophageal echocardiography.