Publication Type : Journal
Publisher : OMICS Publishing Group
Source : Journal of Clinical Case Reports
Url : https://doi.org/10.4172/2165-7920.1000499
Keywords : Shotgun injuries; Maxillofacial trauma; Hemodynamic stability; Peri-articular fibrosis
Campus : Faridabad
School : School of Medicine
Year : 2015
Abstract :
Shotgun injuries are serious but uncommon type of injury in India. Embedded shotgun pellets have widespread functional and aesthetic implications. No specific guidelines are available as to which pellets need immediate removal. Most pellets are known to lie dormant in the body while some present with complications and warrant removal many years after injury. We hereby report a case of homicidal shotgun injury that was sustained 22 years ago and needed pellet removal due to excruciating pain.
Cite this Research Publication : Shruti Dhingra Aparna Mahajan, Dormant Shotgun Pellets-Are They Really Dormant?, Journal of Clinical Case Reports, OMICS Publishing Group, 2015, https://doi.org/10.4172/2165-7920.1000499