Spontaneous expulsion of a bullet, in the body of second cervical vertebrae, via the mouth.
Gunshot wounds to the upper cervical spine without neurological deficit occur infrequently. In this report, we describe a case with spontaneous expulsion of a bullet located in the body of second cervical vertebrae (C2) via mouth.
Ozdemir
Nail
N
Department of Neurosurgery, Atatürk Teaching and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey. nailozdemir@mynet.com
Oguzoglu
Serdar
S
D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth; D013997:Time Factors; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot