Acute limb ischemia from gunshot wound secondary to arterial vasospasm
Gunshot wounds are rising in incidence, morbidity, and mortality. It is thought that about half of nonfatal injuries occur in an extremity. Although the incidence is not known, arterial vasospasm can result in acute limb ischemia. We present the case of a 33-year-old man who suffered a gunshot wound...
Main Authors: | Corbin E. Goerlich, MD, Apurva B. Challa, MBBS, Mahmoud M. Malas, MD, MHS, RPVI, FACS |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-06-01
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Series: | Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468428718301321 |
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