TRANS-THORACIC VENOUS BULLET EMBOLISM

TRANS-THORACIC VENOUS BULLET EMBOLISM

Bullet emboli from peripheral wounds occur with sufficient frequency that they must be considered in every case of missile injury not accompanied by an exit wound. A case is presented which demonstrated a venous migration of such a bullet from the axillary vein into the femoral vein through the hear...

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Veröffentlicht in:The journal of trauma 1975-09, Vol.15 (9), p.825-826
Hauptverfasser: FRAZIER, THOMAS G., BELCASTRO, VINCENT J., INOUYE, WILLIAM Y.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Arm Injuries - complications
Embolism - etiology
Foreign Bodies - etiology
Humans
Male
Veins
Wounds, Gunshot - complications
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Zusammenfassung:Bullet emboli from peripheral wounds occur with sufficient frequency that they must be considered in every case of missile injury not accompanied by an exit wound. A case is presented which demonstrated a venous migration of such a bullet from the axillary vein into the femoral vein through the heart, presumably by gravity.
ISSN:0022-5282
1529-8809
DOI:10.1097/00005373-197509000-00012