title: Spontaneous migration of an intracranial bullet into the cervical canal.
abstract: 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.
authors: Department of Neurosurgery, Temple University Health Sciences Center, Philadelphia, Pa.
authors: W F
authors: WF
authors: Young
authors: M R
authors: MR
authors: Katz
authors: R H
authors: RH
authors: Rosenwasser
mesh_terms: 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*