Abdominal shotgun wound with pellet embolization leading to bilateral lower limb amputation: case report and review of the literature of missile emboli over the past 10 years.
Sandler
Gideon
G
Albury Base Hospital, Albury, New South Wales, Australia. gideonsandler@optusnet.com.au
Merrett
Neil
N
Buchan
Craig
C
Biankin
Andrew
A
D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D000293:Adolescent; D000671:Amputation, Surgical; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*