Unusual bullet embolus.

An Unusual Pulmonary Embolus

Mrs. L., a 51 year old housewife, presented with a 2 cm. lump in the left breast, which she had first noticed three months previously. Excision biopsy revealed a very poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with tumour in adjacent vessels. When radiotherapy was instituted 3 weeks later she complained of shortness of breath on exercise, and a dry cough. Over the following week she became increasing...

Tandem bullet injury: an unusual variant of an unusual injury.

Penetrating Trans-Thoracic Aortic Injury with Right Femoral Artery Bullet Embolus

We are describing a penetrating thoracic aortic injury and a bullet embolus into common femoral artery with unique therapeutic endovascular approach through the same artery. The patient survived due to the prompt diagnosis and treatment by a multi-disciplinary team, specialized to effectively treat such an injury with advanced techniques.

Cardiac bullet embolus after thoracic vena cava penetrating injury causing tricuspid valve insufficiency.

Emboli of foreign bodies to the heart, although unusual, have been reported with increasing frequency since 1834 when Davis published the first case report of a bullet embolus. Although bullets are one of the more common foreign body emboli to the heart and beyond, a cardiac ballistic embolus is a very rare situation. In the literature very fewreports were found, so far this is a unique case, b...

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Each reader is first asked to reflect upon the question: "Is a non killing society possible?" If not, why not? If yes, why?l For the purpose of the question, a non killing society is taken to be a human commu­ nity from smallest to largest encompassing all humankind that has the following characteristics: There is no killing of humans, at least, and no threats to kill. There are no weapons for ...