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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999;15:87-90
© 1999 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Pulmonary artery bullet injury following thoracic gunshot wound

Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Hospital CHU Caen Côte de Nacre, 14033 Caen, France

Received 11 May 1998; received in revised form 5 October 1998; accepted 28 October 1998.

Corresponding author.

Thoracic trauma occurs frequently but seldom requires surgery (10–20%, [1]). The mortality rate for gunshot wound of the chest varies from 14.3 to 36.8% [2]. We report, herein an example of bullet injury to the pulmonary artery (PA) following a thoracic gunshot wound. This patient had previous history of coronary surgery. Absolute and relative indications for exploratory thoracotomy in emergency will be reviewed.

Key Words: Chest trauma • Thoracic gunshot wounds • Bullet embolus • Pulmonary artery injury