Bullet Embolization After a Penetrating Gunshot Wound: A Case Report

Bullet embolization is an uncommon event after a penetrating gunshot wound. This phenomenon can occur in the venous or arterial vasculature, and patients can present with various symptoms. Physicians need to be familiar with the indications to suspect bullet embolization in patients with gunshot wou...

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Autores principales: Mussie, Elen, Singh, Suprit, Kumaran, Maruti, Krishan, Kewal
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10461598/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37645668
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44261
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author Mussie, Elen
Singh, Suprit
Kumaran, Maruti
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description Bullet embolization is an uncommon event after a penetrating gunshot wound. This phenomenon can occur in the venous or arterial vasculature, and patients can present with various symptoms. Physicians need to be familiar with the indications to suspect bullet embolization in patients with gunshot wounds to avoid crucial complications. We present two cases of venous bullet embolization following traumatic gunshot injuries. We will review the different types of bullet emboli, complications, and management.
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spelling pubmed-104615982023-08-29 Bullet Embolization After a Penetrating Gunshot Wound: A Case Report Mussie, Elen Singh, Suprit Kumaran, Maruti Krishan, Kewal Cureus Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery Bullet embolization is an uncommon event after a penetrating gunshot wound. This phenomenon can occur in the venous or arterial vasculature, and patients can present with various symptoms. Physicians need to be familiar with the indications to suspect bullet embolization in patients with gunshot wounds to avoid crucial complications. We present two cases of venous bullet embolization following traumatic gunshot injuries. We will review the different types of bullet emboli, complications, and management. Cureus 2023-08-28 /pmc/articles/PMC10461598/ /pubmed/37645668 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44261 Text en Copyright © 2023, Mussie et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Bullet Embolization After a Penetrating Gunshot Wound: A Case Report
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title_short Bullet Embolization After a Penetrating Gunshot Wound: A Case Report
title_sort bullet embolization after a penetrating gunshot wound: a case report
topic Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10461598/
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