Arterial bullet embolism after thoracic gunshot wound

Arterial bullet embolism after thoracic gunshot wound

Abstract Bullet embolization of the arterial or venous systems is a rare complication of penetrating gunshot injuries. A 29-year-old man presented at the emergency department with a gunshot wound to the left arm, which had transfixed the arm and entered the thorax, with no exit wound. Initial radio...

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Main Authors: Raquel Magalhães Pereira, José Emerson dos Santos Souza, Antônio Oliveira de Araújo, Priscilla Ribeiro dos Santos, Ricardo Dias da Rocha, Marcos Henrique Parisati, Marcos Velludo Bernardes, Leonardo Pessoa Cavalcante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV) 2018-08-01
Series:Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
Subjects:
embolism
wounds gunshot
aorta
femoral artery
endovascular procedures
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