Acute limb ischemia secondary to bullet embolism following a cardiac gunshot wound in a pediatric patient

Acute limb ischemia secondary to bullet embolism following a cardiac gunshot wound in a pediatric patient

Bullet embolism following a gunshot wound to the heart is a very unusual cause of acute limb ischemia. We report the case of a 3-year-old boy who sustained a penetrating cardiac trauma secondary to an accidental self-inflicted gunshot wound with a BB (ball bearing) gun. The BB pellet entered the lef...

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Main Authors: Eliza Ferrari, MD, Tiffany Guard, MS, Vivek Prakash, MD, Michael Shih, MD, Melissa Kirkwood, MD, Michael Siah, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-09-01
Series:Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques
Subjects:
Acute limb ischemia
BB gun
Bullet embolism
Cardiac trauma
Gunshot wound
Missile embolism
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428723001405

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