Mauricio Gustavo Ieiri Yamanari; Maria Clara Dias Mansur; Fernando Uliana Kay; Paulo Rogerio Barboza Silverio; Shri Krishna Jayanthi; Marcelo Buarque de Gusmão Funari
Radiol Bras 2014;47(2):128-130 - CASE REPORT
The authors report the case of a patient victim of gunshots, with a very rare complication: venous bullet embolism from the left external iliac vein to the lingular segment of the left pulmonary artery. Diagnosis is made with whole-body radiography or computed tomography. Digital angiography is reserved for supplementary diagnosis or to be used as a therapeutic procedure.
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