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A shotgun pellet is depicted in the present image in a carotid artery under the intima, which remained intact without local complications for up to six months. There is lack of data regarding the natural history of such a carotid pellet, but the experience from the myocardium is that, in the absence of infection, completely embedded missiles are usually asymptomatic, tolerated well and may be left in place.
Carotid Arteries ; Carotid Artery Injuries ; Foreign Bodies ; Hypogonadism ; Mitochondrial Diseases ; Myocardium ; Natural History ; Neck Injuries ; Ophthalmoplegia ; Wounds, Gunshot