Rafael Borella Pelosi, Sandro Scarpelini, Maurício Godinho, José Eduardo Pereira Martins da Silva, Luiz Donizeti da Silva Stracieri, Dino César Pereira da Motta, Gustavo Urbano, Thiago Henrique Sigoli Pereira, Rafael Muller, Jorge Luiz Carnesecca Sobrinho, Guilherme Café Soares Benfatti, Marcelino Quaglia Morato, Beatriz Cristina Barcellos Covre
Penetrating trauma is usually divided into stab and gunshot wounds (GSW). When considering GSW, the initial assessment involves the identification of all the wounds, to understand the projectile's trajectory as well as to determine which anatomic structures might have been damaged [1]. Rarely, the projectile might not leave the victim's body and embolize to a different region through large blood vessels. Known as Missile Embolism (ME), this uncommon complication can compromise multiple body segments, resulting in severe injuries, whether it occurs through an artery or a vein, such as pulmonary embolism, cardiac-valve incompetence, limb-threatening ischemia, coronary infarct, and stroke [2,3]...
February 2024: Trauma Case Reports