Multiple sites bullet embolism as a cause of acute abdomen

Multiple sites bullet embolism as a cause of acute abdomen

Bullet embolism (BE) is a rare and misdiagnosed phenomenon that can significantly affect the cardiovascular system. It occurs when a bullet enters and migrates through the body vessels in gunshot victims. We report in this article a case of a 25-year-old male patient, victim of penetrating trauma ca...

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Main Authors: Bárbara Lôbo de Figueirêdo, Priscylla Jennie Monteiro Rabêlo, Adercio Pereira da Silva, Luiz Eduardo Rafael Moutinho, Olival Cirilo Lucena da Fonseca Neto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
bullet embolism
case report
gunshot wounds
vascular trauma
Online Access:http://www.turkjemergmed.org/article.asp?issn=2452-2473;year=2021;volume=21;issue=3;spage=125;epage=128;aulast=de

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