Paradoxical bullet embolism: case report and literature review
Schurr, M.; McCord, S.; Croce, M.
Journal of Trauma 40(6): 1034-1036
1996
ISSN/ISBN: 0022-5282 PMID: 8656462 Document Number: 455523
Bullet embolization through the arterial or venous systems, although unusual, often causes diagnostic confusion. Paradoxical emboli are even more unusual. We present a case of a paradoxical bullet embolism from the left external iliac vein to the left common iliac artery via a patent foramen ovale.
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