Bullet embolism of pulmonary artery: a case report.
The authors report the case of a patient victim of gunshots, with a very rare complication: venous bullet embolism from the left external iliac vein to the lingular segment of the left pulmonary artery. Diagnosis is made with whole-body radiography or computed tomography. Digital angiography is reserved for supplementary diagnosis or to be used as a therapeutic procedure.
Physician Assistant at Instituto da Criança - Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (ICr/HC-FMUSP), Radiologist at Imaging Department - Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Mauricio Gustavo Ieiri
MG
Yamanari
Fellow of Neuroradiology, Instituto de Radiologia - Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (InRad/HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Maria Clara Dias
MC
Mansur
Physicians Assistants, Instituto de Radiologia - Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (InRad/HC-FMUSP), Radiologists at Imaging Department - Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Fernando Uliana
FU
Kay
Physicians Assistants, Instituto de Radiologia - Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (InRad/HC-FMUSP), Radiologists at Imaging Department - Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Paulo Rogerio Barboza
PR
Silverio
Chief of Emergency Unit, Instituto de Radiologia - Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (InRad/HC-FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Shri Krishna
SK
Jayanthi
Chief of Chest Division, Instituto de Radiologia - Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (InRad/HC-FMUSP), Chief of Imaging Department - Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Marcelo Buarque de Gusmão
MB
Funari
Bullet embolism; Computed tomography; Pulmonary arteriography; Trauma