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A Bullet Entered through the Open Mouth and Ended Up in the Parapharyngeal Space and Skull Base
Joint Authors
Goswami, Saileswar
Goswami, Choitali
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-06-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Shot from a revolver from a close range, a bullet pierced the chest of a policeman and entered through the open mouth of a young male person standing behind.
The entry wound was found in the cheek mucosa adjacent to the left lower third molar.
After hitting and fracturing the body and the ramus of the mandible, the bullet was deflected and was finally lodged in the parapharyngeal space and skull base, anterolateral to the transverse process of the atlas.
The great vessels of the neck were not injured.
The patient’s condition was very critical but his life could be saved.
The bullet was approached through a modified Blair’s incision and was found to be lying over the carotid sheath.
It was removed safely and the patient recovered completely.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Goswami, Saileswar& Goswami, Choitali. 2015. A Bullet Entered through the Open Mouth and Ended Up in the Parapharyngeal Space and Skull Base. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058480
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Goswami, Saileswar& Goswami, Choitali. A Bullet Entered through the Open Mouth and Ended Up in the Parapharyngeal Space and Skull Base. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058480
American Medical Association (AMA)
Goswami, Saileswar& Goswami, Choitali. A Bullet Entered through the Open Mouth and Ended Up in the Parapharyngeal Space and Skull Base. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1058480
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1058480