Missile embolism - pulmonary vein to systemic bullet embolism : a case report and review of the literature : case report

Missile embolism - pulmonary vein to systemic bullet embolism : a case report and review of the literature : case report

Missile embolism occurs very rarely. It was first reported by Thomas Davis in 1834, and only 153 cases had been reported up to 1988. Rich et al. reported a 0.3% incidence in 7 500 cases of vascular injury in the Vietnam conflict. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of pulmonary vein en...

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Veröffentlicht in:South African journal of surgery 2008-05, Vol.46 (2), p.58-60
Hauptverfasser: Rossouw, Alewyn P., Ntlhe, Letlhogela M., Komati, Stephanus M., Fourie, Pieter A.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Missile embolism occurs very rarely. It was first reported by Thomas Davis in 1834, and only 153 cases had been reported up to 1988. Rich et al. reported a 0.3% incidence in 7 500 cases of vascular injury in the Vietnam conflict. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of pulmonary vein entry and internal carotid artery embolisation.
ISSN:0038-2361
2078-5151