Pulmonary Artery Bullet Emboli: To Retrieve or Not? A Contemporary Reassessment
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Bullet embolism to the pulmonary artery.
Bullet embolization of the pulmonary artery is a very rare event. When a bullet enters the pulmonary vasculature, it may cause haemorrhage, thrombosis, sepsis, intimal erosion and eventually occlusion. Locating the bullet with several imaging methods is important to confirm the diagnosis. If due care is taken, the appropriate surgical technique for removing the bullet embolus will be uncomplica...
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عنوان ژورنال: Panamerican Journal of Trauma, Critical Care & Emergency Surgery
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2278-5388
DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10030-1243