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Ischemic stroke
Case report
Endovascular retrieval of bullet fragment from the basilar artery terminus
  1. Syed Uzair Ahmed,
  2. Michael E Kelly,
  3. Lissa Peeling
  1. Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
  1. Correspondence to Dr Lissa Peeling, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 0W8, Canada; lissa.peeling{at}usask.ca

Abstract

A pediatric patient presented after a gunshot injury to the right shoulder and thorax region, with injuries requiring a thoracotomy, tracheal repair, axillary artery repair, and external fixation of the humerus. A CT scan of the brain showed a metal fragment in the interpeduncular cistern. CT angiography confirmed a pellet occluding the basilar apex. Successful endovascular retrieval resulted in mobilizing the pellet from the basilar apex to the left vertebral artery proximal to the posterior inferior cerebellar artery. This vertebral artery was then sacrificed proximally to prevent re-embolization. We present our technique and discuss endovascular options for management of intracranial arterial embolization of bullet fragments.

  • Stroke
  • Embolic
  • Thrombectomy
  • Stent
  • Technique

https://doi.org/10.1136/neurintsurg-2022-018751

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    • Contributors LP and MK performed the intervention. SUA and LP drafted the manuscript and figures. SUA, LP and MK edited the manuscript.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests SUA reports no competing interests. LP reports no competing interests. MK reports competing interests in the form of consulting fees from Imperative Care and research grant funding from the Saskatchewan Heath Research Foundation. In addition, he is a board member of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Saskatchewan.

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