Embolización de cuerpo extraño por la raíz aórtica por lesión por arma de fuego: caso clínico de una paciente asintomática de diez años

Abstract

Foreign body embolies that origin arterial system have mostly seen symptomatic and that’s why they require emergency surgery. However, asymptomatic cases are followed conservatively, they can cause vascular-related end-organ pathologies as time passes. Foreign body migration from the ascending aorta to the end-organ artery is a very rare in literature after a fire gun injury. In symptomatic cases, emergency surgery should be planned immediately. In asymptomatic cases, the risks and benefits should first be considered before any surgical approach.

Keywords

• Fire gun injury. Foreign body embolization. Aortic root.