Bullet embolism within the gastrointestinal system is extremely rare. Such bullet injuries are infrequently covered in the general literature, but the surgeon should be aware of the phenomenon. Smaller caliber bullets are more common in civilian gunshot wound (GSW) events. These bullets are able to tumble through the gastrointestinal tract and cause perforation of the intestinal lumen which is ...

Clin. Pract. (2014) 11(2), 149–153 ISSN 2044-9038 part of Penetrating trauma to the neck, laryngeal fracture and foreign-body aspiration are three injuries that, individually, infrequently occur in adults. Reports of penetrating neck injuries and foreign-body aspiration presenting simultaneously, have been described in the literature. The authors present the previously unreported case of a pene...

Penetrating craniocerebral injuries (PCIs) are the most fatal injuries of the head that usually have a poor outcome. From the parenchymal destructions to ventricular lacerations, a wide variety of damages occurs during the injury. Surgical treatment is still the mainstay of the management in these patients. Twenty-two consecutive patients with supratentorial PCIs were retrospectively evaluated....

A 30 year old man was referred to this department with an intractable obstruction in one nasal cavity and catarrh of indeterminate duration. Inspection of his nose showed that one nasal cavity was normal; the other, however, was filled by a large polyp and mucopus. An x ray film of the paranasal sinuses showed a metallic radio-opaque area in the nasal cavity resembling a bullet (figure). The ma...

INTRODUCTION Heart injuries can be classified as penetrating and non-penetrating (blunt). Penetrating wounds are usually caused by stabbing with a piercing object, weapon or projectiles--missiles. The right atrium is damaged in most cases, because of its anatomical position--making the most of the anterior side of the heart. Morbidity caused by stabbing injuries to the heart is 20%-30%, while p...

BACKGROUND Stray bullet shootings contribute to a sense of risk in affected communities but have rarely been studied. We describe the epidemiology and clinical aspects of stray bullet shootings in the United States. METHODS We defined a case as a shooting event involving death or injury to a person and meeting criteria for a stray bullet mechanism of injury. From March 1, 2008, to February 28...