retrosternal foreign body

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I would do a formal angiogram to exclude a vascular injury.
 
If no vascular injury - is the missile abutting the vessel? does it move with pulsation of the vessel? - if yes, remove for it can eventually erode the vessel!
 
Sincerely
 
PHN
Trauma Center
Cape Town
 
 


 
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