Naslov
Pulmonary embolism caused by a migrated gunshot projectile

Autori
Dulić, Grgur ; Čandrlić, Krešimir ; Blažeković, Robert ; Šego, Krunoslav ; Gašparović, Hrvoje ; Šarić, Gordan ; Čandrlić-Kalajdžić, Jasenka

Izvornik
Collegium antropologicum (0350-6134) 31 (2007), 2; 629-631

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, kratko priopcenje, stručni

Ključne riječi
pulmonary embolism ; foreign body ; trauma

Sažetak
Pulmonary embolism caused by a foreign body is an exceedingly rare event. We report on a 62 year old woman who suffered a gun shot injury to her left knee with concomitant vascular lacerations. The bullet migrated through the venous system into the pulmonary circulation causing a pulmonary embolism. The projectile remained stationary for ten years. Taking into consideration that she is virtually asymptomatic and that regular follow up examinations showed no further migration of the foreign body, we opted for a conservative venue of menagement.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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