We are describing a penetrating thoracic aortic injury and a bullet embolus into common
femoral artery with unique therapeutic endovascular approach through the same artery. The …

Penetrating traumatic aortic injury (PTAI) is increasing in prevalence given the rise in firearm
violence in the United States and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality …

Arterial bullet embolization after a thoracic gunshot wound represents a diagnostic and
therapeutic challenge. The absence of an apparent exit wound should alert the clinician …

Bullet embolization of the arterial or venous systems is a rare complication of penetrating
gunshot injuries. A 29-year-old man presented at the emergency department with a gunshot …

DISCUSSION A MEDLINE search of the English-language literature reveals that there were
18 documented cases of penetrating injuries to the thoracic aorta with missile emboli …

Bullet embolism is a well‐known but relatively uncommon complication of gunshot injuries.
Their rarity and the potential lack of early symptoms lead to delays in diagnosis and often in …

We present the case of a 21-year-old male who came to the emergency ward for a thorax
bullet wound. At our first check-up, the computed tomography (CT)-scan showed a …

Femoral artery embolism of bullet after thoracic gunshot wound Page 1 Femoral artery
embolism of bullet after thoracic gunshot wound Rodrigo Machado Landim, MD, Antônio Wilon …

Mortality after gunshot wounds to the thoracic aorta ranges from 92% to 100%. Survival is
almost always in patients with injury from low-caliber, low-velocity bullets with hemorrhage …

Embolization due to a firearm projectile entering the bloodstream is a rare event that is
unlikely to be suspected during initial treatment of trauma patients. We describe and discuss …