Open AccessA bullet in the maxillary antrum and infratemporal fossa
Author(s) -
Sudipta Goswami
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9290.114947
Subject(s) - infratemporal fossa , medicine , maxillary sinus , anatomy , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , antrum , surgery , dentistry , skull , biology , botany , stomach , genus
A young male patient was shot from a revolver on his left temple from a close range, but surprisingly he survived. On imaging, a complete bullet was found occupying his left maxillary sinus and infratemporal fossa. The bullet, after hitting and breaking the neck of the mandible on the left side, ricocheted and entered the left maxillary sinus through its posterior wall. It was removed safely by a combination of sublabial antrotomy and endoscopic approach