Hybrid treatment of bullet embolism at the abdominal aortic bifurcation, complicated with thoracoabdominal aorta pseudoaneurysm and common iliac artery occlusion: case report
Embolization due to a firearm projectile entering the bloodstream is a rare event that is unlikely to be suspected during initial treatment of trauma patients. We describe and discuss a case of bullet embolism of the abdominal aortic bifurcation, complicated by a pseudoaneurysm of the thoracoabdomin...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Angiologia e de Cirurgia Vascular (SBACV)
2014-03-01
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| Series: | Jornal Vascular Brasileiro |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-54492014000100058&lng=en&tlng=en |