The Journal of the Kentucky Medical Association
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J Ky Med Assoc
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We report a case of an arterial bullet embolus and compare it with other cases found in the literature. A 27-year-old white male sustained a .22 caliber gunshot wound that penetrated the abdominal aorta and traveled within the arterial system to occlude the left superficial femoral artery. ⋯ Atypically, the patient developed ischemic changes from the embolus immediately. After direct aorta repair and immediate transverse arteriotomy bullet removal, the patient recovered fully.