bullet embolus

bullet embolus
migration of a bullet within a blood vessel; arterial emboli cause ischemia and possibly limb amputation and venous emboli may travel to the pulmonary artery or heart, causing bacterial endocarditis, pericardial effusion, myocardiac irritability, or valve mechanism interference.

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