[Selective angioembolization: a valuable adjunct in damage control strategies applied to facial gunshot wounds. Case report].
BACKGROUND
Selective angioembolization (SAE) is a nonsurgical alternative for controlling traumatic facial bleeding.


METHODS
We report a case of a patient who sustained a facial gunshot wound. The patient was treated with SAE as an adjuvant to damage control, leading to the arrest of hemorrhage.


CONCLUSIONS
SAE is a valuable adjuvant in arresting traumatic facial bleeding.
García-Núñez
Luis Manuel
LM
Subsección de Cirugía del Trauma, Departamento de Cirugía, Hospital Central Militar, Blvd. Adolfo López Mateos y Avenida Ejército Nacional s/n, Mexico, D.F., Mexico. luismanuelgarcianunez@yahoo.com
Sánchez-Villanueva
Gustavo Enrique
GE
Cabello-Pasini
Ruy
R
Soto-Ortega
Luis Enrique
LE
Rivera-Cruz
José María
JM
Núñez-Cantú
Olliver
O
D000368:Aged; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic / Q000379:methods*; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*