Transected subscapular artery in a transmediastinal gunshot wound presenting as a hemothorax: Treatment with embolotherapy

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 322-324

  Buck, David G ^a   Zajko, Albert B ^a   Peitzman, Andrew B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; CASE REPORT; FLUOROSCOPY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEMATOTHORAX; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX INJURY;

EID: 0033996584     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200002000-00024     Document Type: Article

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