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 |
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Original language | Portuguese |
Pages (from-to) | 128-130 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Radiologia Brasileira |
Volume | 47 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Bullet embolism
- Computed tomography
- Pulmonary arteriography
- Trauma
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging