Stray bullet in inferior vena cava

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 414-415

  Qureshi, Ahmad Uzair ^a   Akhtar, Salman ^a   Gondal, Khalid Masood ^a  

^a KING EDWARD MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Hemoperitoneum; Inferior vena cava; Stray bullet

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CYSTIC DUCT; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LAPAROTOMY; LIVER INJURY; MALE; ULTRASOUND; COMPLICATION; EMBOLISM; LIVER; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CYSTIC DUCT; EMBOLISM; HEMOPERITONEUM; HUMANS; LIVER; MALE; VENA CAVA, INFERIOR; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 77955793358     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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