External iliac artery injury secondary to indirect pressure wave effect from gunshot wound

Eugene Ng, Andrew MTL. Choong
2016 Chinese Journal of Traumatology  
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.
doi:10.1016/j.cjtee.2016.01.013 fatcat:jpi5egufpzhchap2ni7atrd3hi