| Migration of a bullet in the spinal canal. | |
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PMID: 17138071 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Migration of a bullet within the spinal canal after gunshot injury is rare. We report here the case of a penetrating gunshot injury of the lumbar spine at L3 with migration of the bullet within the spinal canal S2. The patient had marked paraparesis (proximal 1/5, distal 0/5 muscle strength) and anaesthesia at L3 and below, and had a hypocompliant, hyper-reflexive bladder with decreased capacity, and absent anal tonus. We removed osseous fragments in the canal with an L3 laminectomy and extracted the bullet by S2 laminectomy. After surgery, we observed an improvement in paraparesis, an increase in bladder capacity and urinary compliance, and improvement in anal tonus. The appropriate course of action in this type of injury remains unclear, because the number of cases described in the literature is not sufficient to provide a basis on which to make a definitive therapeutic decision. We herein review the literature describing cases in which a bullet in the spinal canal has migrated; we describe the treatment used and the outcomes in these cases. |
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Authors:
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Ferda Cağavi; Murat Kalayci; Ilker Seçkiner; Zeynep Cağavi; Sanser Gül; Hüseyin Tuğrul Atasoy; Nejat Demircan; Bektaş Açikgöz |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia Volume: 14 ISSN: 0967-5868 ISO Abbreviation: J Clin Neurosci Publication Date: 2007 Jan |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-12-01 Completed Date: 2007-03-23 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9433352 Medline TA: J Clin Neurosci Country: Scotland |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 74-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Neurosurgery, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, TiP Fakültes, Hastanesi Nöroşirurji AD, Zonguldak 67600, Turkey. cagavif@yahoo.com |
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Adult Anal Canal / physiology Foreign-Body Migration / complications, radiography*, surgery* Humans Male Paraparesis / etiology Spine / radiography* Tomography, X-Ray Computed Urodynamics / physiology Wounds, Gunshot / complications* |
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