Penetrated Shotgun Pellets: A Case Report

ABSTRACT Shotgun wounds can result in devastating functional and aesthetic consequences for patients. There is no consensus in terms of removing or retaining foreign bodies such as shotgun pellets. In this report a 54-year-old man who suffered from accidental shotgun wounds on the face approximately...

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Published inEuropean journal of dentistry Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 59 - 62
Main Authors Kara, M. Isa, Polat, Hidayet B., Ay, Sinan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published A-12, Second Floor, Sector -2, NOIDA -201301, India Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Private Ltd 01.01.2008
Dental Investigations Society
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Case Report
Case Reports
Pellet
Shotgun
Shotgun wound
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Summary:ABSTRACT Shotgun wounds can result in devastating functional and aesthetic consequences for patients. There is no consensus in terms of removing or retaining foreign bodies such as shotgun pellets. In this report a 54-year-old man who suffered from accidental shotgun wounds on the face approximately 26 years ago is presented. Although most of pellets were still present, there were no symptoms such as poisoning, fistula formation, recurrent infections, or secondary hemorrhage to date except feeling cold in cold days. (Eur J Dent 2008;2:59-62)
ISSN:1305-7456
1305-7464
DOI:10.1055/s-0039-1697355