Embolia pulmonar por projétil de arma de fogo: Relato de caso

Mauricio Gustavo Ieiri Yamanari; Maria Clara Dias Mansur; Fernando Uliana Kay; Paulo Rogerio Barboza Silverio; Shri Krishna Jayanthi; Marcelo Buarque de Gusmão Funari

doi:10.1590/S0100-39842014000200018

Embolia pulmonar por projétil de arma de fogo: Relato de caso

Translated title of the contribution: Bullet embolism of pulmonary artery: A case report

Mauricio Gustavo Ieiri Yamanari, Maria Clara Dias Mansur, Fernando Uliana Kay, Paulo Rogerio Barboza Silverio, Shri Krishna Jayanthi, Marcelo Buarque de Gusmão Funari

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Abstract

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.

Translated title of the contribution	Bullet embolism of pulmonary artery: A case report
Original language	Portuguese
Pages (from-to)	128-130
Number of pages	3
Journal	Radiologia Brasileira
Volume	47
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1590/S0100-39842014000200018
State	Published - 2014

Keywords

Bullet embolism
Computed tomography
Pulmonary arteriography
Trauma

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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