Left profunda femoris artery bullet embolus resulting from a 0.22 caliber gunshot wound to the back

Emergency medical services reported hypotension with systolic blood pressure (SBP) in the 70s that responded appropriately to crystalloid and blood transfusion en route. With the assistance of a balloon device, the BB was pulled back to the right external carotid artery, which was coiled at the orig...

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Published in:The American surgeon 2013-09, Vol.79 (9), p.e310-311
Main Authors: Beatty, John S, Mitchell, Jared W, Bates, William B, Holsten, Steven B, O'Malley, Keith F, Ferdinand, Colville H B, Hawkins, Michael L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Angiography
Coronary vessels
Embolism - diagnosis
Embolism - etiology
Embolism - surgery
Femoral Artery - injuries
Femoral Artery - surgery
Humans
Ischemia
Male
Pulmonary arteries
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vascular Surgical Procedures - methods
Veins & arteries
Wounds, Gunshot - complications
Wounds, Gunshot - diagnosis
Wounds, Gunshot - surgery
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Summary:Emergency medical services reported hypotension with systolic blood pressure (SBP) in the 70s that responded appropriately to crystalloid and blood transfusion en route. With the assistance of a balloon device, the BB was pulled back to the right external carotid artery, which was coiled at the origin to prevent reflux. Jones et al.4 reported a case of retrograde arterial bullet embolization from the right subclavian artery to the proximal right coronary artery in a 39-year-old male patient.
ISSN:0003-1348
1555-9823
DOI:10.1177/000313481307900911