Open AccessUnusual Case of Gunshot Injury to the Face
Author(s) -
Yadavalli Guruprasad,
Girish Giraddi
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of clinical imaging science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.279
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2156-7514
pISSN - 2156-5597
DOI - 10.4103/2156-7514.73501
Subject(s) - medicine , gunshot injury , gunshot wound , cervical spine , radiography , cervical vertebrae , emergency department , computed tomography , plain radiography , surgery , radiology , psychiatry
An unusual case of facial gunshot injury with the missile lodged in the cervical spine region, but without any neurological impairment, is reported. The extent of tissue damage and missile track termination in a male patient who sustained gunshot trauma to the face was assessed by plain radiography and by computed tomography scans. The patient was treated conservatively and observed for clinical manifestations of neurological deficit for one year. We present a case of gunshot injury to the face with the missile lodged in the cervical spine region and atypical absence of clinical manifestation that may occur even when a bullet remains in the vicinity of the cervical spine