Air Rifle Injury: Rare Bullet Lodgement in the Right Ventricle and Successful Surgical Removal

Yan Efrata Sembiring; Fan Maitri Aldian; Amy Rosalie Sukamto

doi:10.12659/AJCR.948109

29 August 2025 : Case report Indonesia

Air Rifle Injury: Rare Bullet Lodgement in the Right Ventricle and Successful Surgical Removal

Unusual clinical course

Yan Efrata Sembiring

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^{ABCEF 2}, Amy Rosalie Sukamto

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DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.948109

Am J Case Rep 2025; 26:e948109

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Figure 5 Projectile evacuation surgery images. Images show (A) the exploration of the posterior myocardium of the right ventricle from the right atrium via the tricuspid valve; (B) extraction of foreign body; (C) bullet that has been evacuated, measuring 3×3×5 mm; and (D) evacuation of hematoma clot.

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Air Rifle Injury: Rare Bullet Lodgement in the Right Ventricle and Successful Surgical Removal

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