Orbito-cranial gunshot injury: the case of the missing entrance wound

This paper presents the case of a 68 years old male who was admitted to the hospital after being attacked by another person. The main clinical signs were confusion and severe periorbital edema, findings of gunshot injury were not evident initially. However, a CT scan showed findings compatible with...

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Published inBritish journal of neurosurgery Vol. 36; no. 1; pp. 105 - 107
Main Author Robles, Luis A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Taylor & Francis Ltd 01.02.2022
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Aged
Edema
Humans
Male
Skull
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Wounds, Gunshot - complications
Wounds, Gunshot - diagnostic imaging
Wounds, Gunshot - surgery
cranio-cerebral gunshot trauma
orbital gunshot injury
Missing gunshot entry wound
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Summary:This paper presents the case of a 68 years old male who was admitted to the hospital after being attacked by another person. The main clinical signs were confusion and severe periorbital edema, findings of gunshot injury were not evident initially. However, a CT scan showed findings compatible with an orbito-cranial perforating gunshot injury. To the best of the author's knowledge, cases like this have not been reported in the literature. This report shows us that an orbito-cranial gunshot injury should be ruled out in cases of severe periorbital edema, especially if the cause of the injury remains unidentified.
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ISSN:0268-8697
1360-046X
DOI:10.1080/02688697.2018.1485878