Aspiration of a bullet after a gunshot wound to the face

There are very few reports of penetrating injuries to the head and neck resulting in aspiration of and retained intrabronchial foreign bodies. We present a pediatric patient who sustained a gunshot injury to the face with subsequent aspiration of the bullet. Removal of the retained bullet was achiev...

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Main Authors: William A. Ricks, Hanna Alemayehu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-10-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576620302505