Intraspinal Bullet Migration: A Rare Case Report

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 para...

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Published in:Istanbul medical journal 2019-07, Vol.20 (4), p.371-376
Main Authors: Göknil Çalık, Saniye, Çalık, Mustafa, Dağlı, Mustafa, Esme, Hıdır
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
bullet
Case reports
Emergency medical care
Energy
Fractures
Injuries
Intraspinal
Magnetic resonance imaging
migration
Ostomy
Paralysis
Respiration
Spinal cord
Surgery
Trauma
Velocity
Vital signs
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2619-9793
1304-8503
2148-094X
DOI:10.4274/imj.galenos.2019.82687