Eugene Ng,Andrew MTL. Choong.[J].Chin J Traumatol,2016,19(3):134-135. [doi]
External iliac artery injury secondary to indirect pressure wave effect from gunshot wound
  
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KeyWord: Gunshot woundExternal iliac artery injuryPressure wave
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Eugene Ng Department of Vascular Surgery, Townsville Hospital, Townsville, Australia 
Andrew MTL. Choong School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 
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      In patients presenting with gunshot wounds, a high clinical suspicion of injury to vasculature and viscera remote from the projectile track is paramount. We present a case of a 17 year old male who sustained a gunshot wound to his abdomen and subsequently developed a right external iliac artery contusion requiring surgery as an indirect effect of the pressure wave from the bullet.
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