@article{ref1,
title="Bullet embolism of pulmonary artery: a case report",
journal="Radiologia brasileira",
year="2014",
author="Yamanari, Mauricio Gustavo Ieiri and Mansur, Maria Clara Dias and Kay, Fernando Uliana and Silverio, Paulo Rogerio Barboza and Jayanthi, Shri Krishna and Funari, Marcelo Buarque de Gusmão",
volume="47",
number="2",
pages="128-130",
abstract="The effects of a bullet in the body depend on a range of factors: velocity, entrance profile, bullet diameter, path of the bullet inside the body and biological characteristics of the affected organ. A rare and unpredictable complication of firearm injuries is bullet embolism. With only few cases described in the literature, bullet embolism may become a diagnostic challenge for emergency physicians. Venous bullet embolism occurs even more rarely, with the following complications: heart valve dysfunction, endocarditis, septicemia, venous thrombosis, thrombophlebitis, arrhythmias and hypoxemia secondary to arterial pulmonary embolism.  The authors report the case of a patient victim of gunshots, with a very rare complication: venous bullet embolism from the left external iliac vein to the lingular segment of the left pulmonary artery. Diagnosis is made with whole-body radiography or computed tomography. Digital angiography is reserved for supplementary diagnosis or to be used as a therapeutic procedure.  KEYWORDS:  Bullet embolism; Computed tomography; Pulmonary arteriography; Trauma<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0100-3984",
doi="10.1590/S0100-39842014000200018",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-39842014000200018"
}