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Traumatic aortocaval fistula from gunshot wound, complicated by bullet embolization to the right ventricle

Aortocaval fistulas are most commonly the result of spontaneous rupture or erosion of an abdominal aortic aneurysm into the inferior vena cava (80-90%). The remaining 10-20% of aortocaval fistulas are usually the result of penetrating or iatrogenic trauma from gunshot or stab wounds. We report the c...

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Autores principales: Kim, Hannah, Randolph, Samuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4899573/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27330601
http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v7i4.767