Citation

Yates TE, Riddick L, Carter RD, Izenberg S. Am. J. Forensic Med. Pathol. 1996; 17(2): 151-154.

Affiliation

Department of Pathology, University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

8727292

Abstract

Multiple missile emboli are rare. The most likely setting for their occurrence is multiple penetrating injuries from birdshot. Such is this case of this 26-year-old man with birdshot injuries to the torso penetrating the portal vein and embolizing to the liver, producing infarcts and death.

Language: en