retrosternal foreign body

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Thanks, Dr. Pradeep. A fluoroscopy will be done but a formal angiogram
usually takes sometime to schedule.

Jose Luis J. Danguilan, MD

On 11/5/08, Pradeep Navsaria <Pradeep.Navsaria at uct.ac.za> wrote:
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> I would do a formal angiogram to exclude a vascular injury.
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> 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!
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> Sincerely
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> PHN
> Trauma Center
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