Bullet embolus to the pulmonary artery after gunshot wound to the face: case report and review of literature

J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2010 Mar;68(3):504-7. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2009.04.052. Epub 2009 Nov 18.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Fracture Fixation, Internal
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Maxillary Fractures / complications
  • Maxillary Fractures / etiology
  • Maxillofacial Injuries / etiology*
  • Maxillofacial Injuries / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Embolism / etiology*
  • Pulmonary Embolism / surgery
  • Thoracotomy
  • Wounds, Gunshot / complications*
  • Wounds, Gunshot / surgery