Asymptomatic vascular lesion due to a firearm projectile of the right arm of 30 days of evolution. Case report
Document title: Asymptomatic vascular lesion due to a firearm projectile of the right arm of 30 days of evolution. Case report
Journal: Revista médica del Hospital General de México
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000439557
ISSN: 0185-1063
Authors: 1
2
Institutions: 1Hospital General de México, Departamento de Cirugía Vascular, Ciudad de México. México
2Hospital General de México, Servicio de Cirugía General, Ciudad de México. México
Year:
Season: Abr-Jun
Volumen: 84
Number: 2
Pages: 71-74
Country: México
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Caso clínico
English abstract 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
Disciplines: Medicina
Keyword: Sistema cardiovascular,
Cirugía,
Traumatología,
Heridas de bala,
Lesiones vasculares,
Arteria braquial
Keyword: Cardiovascular system,
Surgery,
Traumatology,
Gunshot wounds,
Vascular lesions,
Brachial artery
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