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Venous bullet embolism to the right ventricle

¹ Department of Diagnostic Radiology, McGill University, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A4, ² Trauma Services, Vancouver General Hospital, 855W 12th Avenue, Vancouver, BC V5Z 1M9, Canada

Correspondence: Dr Bining, Radiology Resident, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, McGill University, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal, Quebec H3G 1A4, Canada. E-mail: hjsbining{at}yahoo.ca

Bullet embolism is a rare complication of penetrating vascular trauma that requires a high index of suspicion for timely diagnosis and management. Delays in identification may result in poor early management and subsequent loss of limb or life [1]. There are two types of bullet embolism: arterial and venous. In this report, we discuss a rare case of venous bullet embolus to the right ventricle from the right femoral vein.