Publications by authors named "Rostislav V Gybalo"

Introduction And Importance: A gunshot wound is the most common injury in armed conflicts, resulting in severe trauma and increased morbidity usually due to damage to major vessels. Gunshot injury could be associated with the projectile location in one anatomical area, but the initial inlet place in another.

Presentation Of Case: A 33-years old male patient received gunshot injuries to the left axillary area of the chest and left upper extremity in the battlefield area near Kyiv (Ukraine).

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Introduction: The incidence of vascular damage in modern combat conflicts is 5 times higher than in previous military conflicts, with one in five wounded having uncontrolled severe blood loss. Treatment of gunshot wounds of the main arteries is a complex multi-level process, which can be done only in the case of close cooperation of related surgical specialties.

Case Report: This case report details treatment of a 40-year-old man who was admitted with a gunshot wound to the left shoulder with injury of the distal axillary and proximal brachial arteries.

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