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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 69, 954-956, Copyright © 1975 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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A wandering bullet. Successful removal and a simple technique to prevent its migration

AA Petsas, AR Ghahramani and R Green

Bullet migration toward and within the pulmonary circulation occurred in a case of gunshot wound to the right upper abdominal quadrant. Difficulties in locating the missile were encountered during surgical attempts to remove it. Finally, a Swan-Ganz catheter was used for pulmonary angiography. The balloon of the catheter was inflated to prevent further migration of the missile until it could be surgically removed.

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