Arterial projectile embolism firearm: Communication of a case and review of the literature

A case is presented of a patient with a bu/Jet injury in theleft hemithorax whose projectile embolized and impactsin the popliteal artery determining accute arterialocclusion of the /eft /ower /imb. Epidemiological,pathogenical, diagnostica/ and therapeuticalconsiderations are made as regards arteri...

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Autores: Prego, Alfredo, Palacio, José L, Sosa, María C, Bergalli, Luis
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1994
País:Uruguay
Institución:Sociedad de Cirugía del Uruguay
Repositorio:Revista Cirugía del Uruguay
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs2.revista.scu.org.uy:article/4101
Acceso en línea:https://revista.scu.org.uy/index.php/cir_urug/article/view/4101
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:arterias
embolismo
arteries
embolism
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Sumario:A case is presented of a patient with a bu/Jet injury in theleft hemithorax whose projectile embolized and impactsin the popliteal artery determining accute arterialocclusion of the /eft /ower /imb. Epidemiological,pathogenical, diagnostica/ and therapeuticalconsiderations are made as regards arterial and venousembolia due to fire-arm projectiles and bibliography onthis rare complication of bu/Jet injuries is revised.