Bullet embolism: An evaluative review to achieve an early diagnosis and an adecuate management
Keywords:
Embolism, Fire gun, Imagenology, Penetrating trauma, BallsiticAbstract
Bullet embolism (be) is a rare entity that can have life-threatening consequences. Due to its low frequency and
its lack of symptoms, the diagnosis is often omitted. The embolism can be arterial, venous or paradoxical. For
embolism to take place, ballistics must be special and meet certain requirements. Imaging studies are essential
to reach the diagnosis. The therapy must be individualized according to the type of embolus and the associated
symptomatology. The gold standard is thoracotomy, but in recent years the intravascular approach has come to be
useful to decrease the mortality rate due to be. In this article we review the behavior of be, the clinical picture, and
the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches of the multiple case reports of this entity.
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