Arterial embolism from a bullet: a case report.
Accounting for each wounding bullet represents an important part of the emergency room evaluation of gunshot victims. Physical examination must include a thorough search for exit wounds. Medical personnel must be aware of the possibility of intra-arterial passage of a wounding missile and routinely obtain appropriate roentgenagraphic studies so that patients with arterial bullet embolization will be identified preoperatively and can receive optimal surgical repair of their injuries.
D000328:Adult; D000792:Angiography; D001158:Arteries / Q000601:surgery; D004617:Embolism / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007718:Knee Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000601:surgery; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery