Citation

Guileyardo JM, Cooper RE, Porter BE, McCorkle JL. Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol. 1992; 13(4): 288-289.

Affiliation

Southwestern Institute of Forensic Sciences, Dallas, Texas 75235.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1992, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1288256

Abstract

Bullet embolism is a well-recognized phenomenon. While bullet embolism is not common, renal artery bullet embolism appears to be very rare. We report three cases of bullet embolism to a renal artery. Autopsy findings and bullet types are presented. Such cases are of particular interest to both the medical examiner and the clinician. Failure to consider this phenomenon clinically could lead to infarction of a kidney. A consideration of this phenomenon at autopsy could shorten the dissection time required to retrieve the bullet.

Language: en