Pulmonary artery missile embolus after a gunshot wound to the upper extremity

J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012 Mar;72(3):E111. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e3182198bce.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Embolectomy / methods*
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Foreign Bodies / complications*
  • Foreign Bodies / diagnosis
  • Foreign Bodies / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis
  • Pulmonary Embolism / etiology*
  • Pulmonary Embolism / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Trauma Severity Indices
  • Upper Extremity / injuries*
  • Wounds, Gunshot / complications*
  • Wounds, Gunshot / diagnosis
  • Wounds, Gunshot / surgery
  • Young Adult