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Surgical Management of a Bullet Embolism to the Pulmonary Artery

Bullet embolism is a rare but potentially serious complication of a gunshot wound. This case report describes a 26-year-old male who presented with a gunshot to the lower back. Diagnostics revealed a migrating bullet that became lodged in the left pulmonary artery. After two unsuccessful attempts at...

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Autores principales: Kovalev, Vitaley, Salaiz, Oscar D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7294874/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32550058
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.8138