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Review Case Reports
Shotgun wound and pellet embolism to the intracranial carotid artery.
- Carlos Vaquero-Puerta, Enrique M San Norberto, Borja Merino, José A González-Fajardo, and James Taylor.
- Division of Angiology and Vascular Surgery, Valladolid University Hospital, Valladolid, Spain. cvaquero@med.uva.es
- J. Vasc. Surg. 2012 Feb 1;55(2):535-7.
AbstractMissile embolism into the cerebral circulation is a very unusual complication of shotgun wounds to the chest or neck. We report a case of an 11-year-old boy who sustained an air gunshot wound and pellet embolism to the intracranial carotid artery. The cerebral artery pellet embolus resulted in contralateral hemiplegia. The patient was successfully treated by emergency flow reversal and embolectomy. Because this injury is extremely rare, the literature is reviewed, and several principles are suggested to improve the management.Copyright © 2012 Society for Vascular Surgery. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
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