Asymptomatic vascular lesion due to a firearm projectile of the right arm of 30 days of evolution. Case report

Autor: Miguel A. Sierra-Juárez, Christian I. Cruz-Romero
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Revista Médica del Hospital General de México, Vol 84, Iss 2 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0185-1063
DOI: 10.24875/HGMX.20000051
Popis: A 27-year-old male patient presenting a gunshot wound in the right arm with slight paraesthesia in the tips of his fingers. Patient was referred to the orthopedic unit to undergo bone fixation due to a fracture of the right radius, with absent distal pulses. He also presented vascular compromise. An arteriography was requested that showed vascular injury of the humeral artery. A reverse saphenous vein graft was placed. The patient had good evolution with normal pulses.
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