Pellet embolization to the right atrium following double shotgun injury

Forensic Science International

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 61-69

  Pollak, Stefan ^a   Ropohl, Dirk ^a   Bohnert, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Pellet embolization; Shotgun injury; Venous missile embolization

Indexed keywords

COCODAMOL;

ADULT; ARTERY EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEART RIGHT ATRIUM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INGUINAL REGION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUICIDE; X RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032918942     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0379-0738(98)00177-7     Document Type: Article

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