Air gun pellet: cardiac penetration and peripheral embolization
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Tarih
2016
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Yayıncı
Turkish Assoc Trauma Emergency Surgery
Erişim Hakkı
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
Özet
Use of high-velocity air guns can to lead to serious injuries. Management options of cardiac pellet gun injuries are based on patient stability, and course and location of the pellet. Presently reported is the case of a boy who was shot with an air gun pellet. Following right ventricular entry, the pellet lodged in the left atrium and embolized to the right iliac and femoral artery. Following pellet localization, right ventricular injury was repaired, and the pellet was removed successfully.
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Anahtar Kelimeler
Air gun pellet, heart, penetrating trauma
Kaynak
Ulusal Travma Ve Acil Cerrahi Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Trauma & Emergency Surgery
WoS Q Değeri
Q4
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Cilt
22
Sayı
3