Bullet embolization to the external iliac artery after gunshot injury to the abdominal aorta: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011 Introduction Abdominal vascular trauma is fairly common in modern civilian life and is a highly lethal injury. However, if the projectile is small enough, if its energy is diminished when passing through the tissue and if the arterial system is elastic ...
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Surgical Management of a Bullet Embolism to the Pulmonary Artery [PDF]
Cureus, 2020 Bullet embolism is a rare but potentially serious complication of a gunshot wound. This case report describes a 26-year-old male who presented with a gunshot to the lower back.
V. Kovalev, Oscar Salaiz
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Venous bullet embolism and subsequent endovascular retrieval - A case report and review of the literature. [PDF]
Int J Surg Case Rep, 2012 INTRODUCTIONVascular bullet embolism is a rare phenomenon with fewer than 200 cases reported in the literature.PRESENTATION OF CASEA 22 year-old male presented with a gunshot wound to the right lower quadrant.
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[MEP-21] Management of Cardiac Bullet Embolism Originating From the Popliteal Vein [PDF]
Turk Gogus Kalp Damar Cerrahisi DergIntravascular missile embolism is comparatively uncommon; however, vascular injury is a frequent consequence of firearm-related accidents. To date, there have been 38 documented cases of intravascular missile embolization to the heart.
Uğur Kaya +4 more
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Gunshot bullet embolus with pellet migration from the left brachiocephalic vein to the right ventricle: a case report [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2010 We report the case of a 16 year old male who was the victim of a drive by shooting sustaining the rare but recognised complication of cardiovascular bullet embolism.
Greaves Nicholas
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Right hepatic vein bullet embolism: A case report [PDF]
Trauma Case Rep, 2023 Rafael Borella Pelosi +12 more
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Bullet embolism of pulmonary artery: a case report* [PDF]
Radiol Bras, 2014 The authors report the case of a patient victim of gunshots, with a very rare complication: venous bullet embolism from the left external iliac vein to the lingular segment of the left pulmonary artery.
M. I. Yamanari +5 more
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Successful mechanical thrombectomy for terminal ICA bullet embolism: A case report.
Interventional Neuroradiology, 2023 Bullet embolism after high velocity penetrating trauma is a rare event that can have devastating and wide-ranging effects distant from the original site of injury.
Jared Clouse +7 more
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Intracardiac foreign bodies: Diagnosis and management [PDF]
Ķazaķstannyṇ Klinikalyķ Medicinasy, 2023 Introduction: As a result of gunshot wounds due to a bullet or shrapnel entering the system of arteries or veins, direct wounds of the heart or vascular structures, as well as embolisms may occur.
Valeh Memmedov +3 more
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Bullet embolism in a case of homicide: Case report [PDF]
Srpski Arhiv za Celokupno Lekarstvo, 2013 Introduction. Bullet embolism is a special form of embolism, where embolus is either a bullet or its fragment. Bullet penetrates through the injured part of the body into circulation and then travels to a distant part of the body, until it gets ...
Živković Vladimir +2 more
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