• Eur J Vasc Surg · Jul 1993

    Review Case Reports

    Penetrating missile embolisation.

    • M Khalifeh, G Khoury, H Hajj, R Sfeir, S Khoury, and G Abi-Saad.
    • Department of Surgery, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon.
    • Eur J Vasc Surg. 1993 Jul 1;7(4):467-9.

    AbstractThe present case report is that of a 13-year-old boy, who was admitted to the Emergency Unit at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC), with a bullet injury to the right upper quadrant with no exist. Chest X-ray and KUB failed to reveal the bullet and there was no evidence of haemo- or pneumothorax. X-ray of both thighs showed the bullet at the level of the right groin. The bullet penetrated the liver, diaphragm and pericardium. It entered through the left ventricle and embolised through the arterial circulation to the right superficial femoral artery. Included in this report is a review and analysis of patients with missile embolisation, who were treated at the AUBMC over the last 10 years.

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