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Unusual route of a bullet: From scapula to eye
Herein, an awkward case of globe perforation with a bullet-entering from the right posterior scapular region and leaving the body from the right orbit through the eye - is reported. Route of the bullet could be devastating - as it passed through the neck and the maxillofacial region-however by chanc...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5369294/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28300741 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_84_16 |
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author | Biler, Elif Demirkilinc Onay, Melis Palamar Ceylan, Naim Ceper, Bilge Yildirim |
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description | Herein, an awkward case of globe perforation with a bullet-entering from the right posterior scapular region and leaving the body from the right orbit through the eye - is reported. Route of the bullet could be devastating - as it passed through the neck and the maxillofacial region-however by chance no vital damage occurred. Its path was assessed by plain radiography and computed tomography scans. Sometimes prediction of the trajectory is very difficult without additional radiological investigations. Especially, in the case of any high velocity projectile wounding, physician must be aware of the fact that the bullet's course will not be a linear but most probably a complicated one. Prognosis of the injury depends on the path of the bullet or shrapnel fragment, close clinical observation, an open-minded approach, and the multidisciplinary care. Moreover, even the crime investigation might be needed. |
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spelling | pubmed-53692942017-04-11 Unusual route of a bullet: From scapula to eye Biler, Elif Demirkilinc Onay, Melis Palamar Ceylan, Naim Ceper, Bilge Yildirim Indian J Ophthalmol Ophthalmology Practice Herein, an awkward case of globe perforation with a bullet-entering from the right posterior scapular region and leaving the body from the right orbit through the eye - is reported. Route of the bullet could be devastating - as it passed through the neck and the maxillofacial region-however by chance no vital damage occurred. Its path was assessed by plain radiography and computed tomography scans. Sometimes prediction of the trajectory is very difficult without additional radiological investigations. Especially, in the case of any high velocity projectile wounding, physician must be aware of the fact that the bullet's course will not be a linear but most probably a complicated one. Prognosis of the injury depends on the path of the bullet or shrapnel fragment, close clinical observation, an open-minded approach, and the multidisciplinary care. Moreover, even the crime investigation might be needed. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2017-01 /pmc/articles/PMC5369294/ /pubmed/28300741 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_84_16 Text en Copyright: © 2017 Indian Journal of Ophthalmology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as the author is credited and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Ophthalmology Practice Biler, Elif Demirkilinc Onay, Melis Palamar Ceylan, Naim Ceper, Bilge Yildirim Unusual route of a bullet: From scapula to eye |
title | Unusual route of a bullet: From scapula to eye |
title_full | Unusual route of a bullet: From scapula to eye |
title_fullStr | Unusual route of a bullet: From scapula to eye |
title_full_unstemmed | Unusual route of a bullet: From scapula to eye |
title_short | Unusual route of a bullet: From scapula to eye |
title_sort | unusual route of a bullet: from scapula to eye |
topic | Ophthalmology Practice |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5369294/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28300741 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijo.IJO_84_16 |
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