Intraspinal Bullet Migration: A Rare Case Report
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2019Author
ÇALIK, Saniye Göknil
ÇALIK, Mustafa
DAĞLI, Mustafa
ESME, Hıdır
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Bullet migration is rarely reported in the literature. Herein we
represent a case of penetrating gunshot injury with bullet migration
from thoracic T7 spine to T10. A 34-year-old man was admitted to the
emergency department with a gunshot wound on his left shoulder without
an exit wound. He was paraplegic. Left hemopneumothorax and humeral
fractures were detected on radiological examination. So far, the number
of cases with migration is 30, including ours. Treatment is complex and
still controversial. All spinal gunshot injuries should be treated as
elective cases unless there are life-threatening or other major organ
injuries requiring immediate surgery.
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