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.
Eser Adı (dc.title) | Intraspinal Bullet Migration: A Rare Case Report |
Yayın Türü (dc.type) | Makale |
Yazar/lar (dc.contributor.author) | ÇALIK, Saniye Göknil |
Yazar/lar (dc.contributor.author) | ÇALIK, Mustafa |
Yazar/lar (dc.contributor.author) | DAĞLI, Mustafa |
Yazar/lar (dc.contributor.author) | ESME, Hıdır |
DOI Numarası (dc.identifier.doi) | 10.4274/imj.galenos.2019.82687 |
Atıf Dizini (dc.source.database) | Wos |
Yayın Tarihi (dc.date.issued) | 2019 |
Kayıt Giriş Tarihi (dc.date.accessioned) | 2020-08-07T14:18:04Z |
Açık Erişim tarihi (dc.date.available) | 2020-08-07T14:18:04Z |
Kaynak (dc.source) | ISTANBUL MEDICAL JOURNAL |
ISSN (dc.identifier.issn) | 2619-9793 |
Özet (dc.description.abstract) | 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. |
Yayın Dili (dc.language.iso) | en |
Tek Biçim Adres (dc.identifier.uri) | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12498/4407 |