Penetrated Shotgun Pellets in Maxillofacial Region: Case Report
Keywords:
Shotgun, pellet, face, facial injury.
Abstract
Recently, in many parts of the world, there has been an increase in the number of civilian crimes involving guns and nowadays any oral surgeon in hospital may be confronted with this type of injury. Shotguns are popular worldwide and more of these weapons exist than the rifled types. Shotgun wounds differ from those of other missiles because the spectrum of wound severity is large owing to the fact that the pellets scatter as they travel. In this case report presents a 43-year-old male patient with a large number of pellets in maxillofacial region because of shotgun injury.References
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3. Arslan, H., et al., Problem fractures associated with gunshot wounds in children. Injury, 2002. 33(9): p. 743-9.
4. Kara, M.I., H.B. Polat, and S. Ay, Penetrated shotgun pellets: a case report. European journal of dentistry, 2008. 2(1): p. 59-62.
5. Vayvada, H., et al., Management of close-range, high-energy shotgun and rifle wounds to the face. The Journal of craniofacial surgery, 2005. 16(5): p. 794-804.
6. Desinan, L. and G.M. Mazzolo, Gunshot fatalities: suicide, homicide or accident? A series of 48 cases. Forensic science international, 2005. 147 Suppl: p. S37-40.
7. Scribano, P.V., et al., Pediatric nonpowder firearm injuries: outcomes in an urban pediatric setting. Pediatrics, 1997. 100(4): p. E5.
8. Sherman, R.T. and R.A. Parrish, Management of shotgun injuries: a review of 152 cases. Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, 1963. 3(1): p. 76-86.
9. Goodstein, W.A., A. Stryker, and L.J. Weiner, Primary treatment of shotgun injuries to the face. The Journal of trauma, 1979. 19(12): p. 961-4.
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2018-01-17
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