Spontaneous migration of an intracranial bullet into the cervical canal.
We have reported a case of intracranial to intraspinal migration of a retained bullet fragment over a course of approximately 4 years. The patient remained asymptomatic. The bullet was removed via a posterior cervical laminectomy. Migration of bullet fragments, though rare, should be included as one of the delayed complications of gunshot wound to the head.
Young
W F
WF
Department of Neurosurgery, Temple University Health Sciences Center, Philadelphia, Pa.
Katz
M R
MR
Rosenwasser
R H
RH
D000328:Adult; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck; D013115:Spinal Canal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*