Traumatic aortocaval fistula from gunshot wound, complicated by bullet embolization to the right ventricle
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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 case of a 19-year-old male, status post multiple gunshot wounds. To our knowledge, this is the fir...
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiology Case Reports
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1930-0433
DOI: 10.2484/rcr.v7i4.767