Gunshot Wounds Causing Distal Arterial Bullet Embolisms
We report two cases involving small-caliber gunshot wounds to the chest with embolization of the bullet which complete occluding arterial circulation into the left lower extremity. A 30-years-old and 19-years-old men suffered gunshots wound to the thorax and abdomen with subsequent arterial embolism...
Main Authors: | Mauricio Gonzalez-Urquijo, Ernesto Cordoba-Chamorro, Susan Moreno-Diaz, Gabriel Mejia-Villate, Mario Alejandro Fabiani |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2022-04-01
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Series: | Bulletin of Emergency and Trauma |
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Online Access: | https://beat.sums.ac.ir/article_47558_0ca590f9f4d183b236df682c4897ad58.pdf |
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