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Gunshot bullet embolus with pellet migration from the left brachiocephalic vein to the right ventricle: a case report

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. He was seen as a trauma call in the emergency department and CT scanning revealed 70 shotgun pellets scattered throughout left sided s...

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Autor principal: Greaves, Nicholas
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2898681/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20565913
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-18-36