External iliac artery injury secondary to indirect pressure wave effect from gunshot wound.
In patients presenting with gunshot wounds, a high clinical suspicion of injury to vasculature and viscera remote from the projectile track is paramount. We present a case of a 17 year old male who sustained a gunshot wound to his abdomen and subsequently developed a right external iliac artery contusion requiring surgery as an indirect effect of the pressure wave from the bullet.
Department of Vascular Surgery, Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Australia.
Eugene
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Andrew-Mtl
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Choong
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D011312:Pressure; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery