title: Penetrated shotgun pellets: a case report.
abstract: Shotgun wounds can result in devastating functional and aesthetic consequences for patients. There is no consensus in terms of removing or retaining foreign bodies such as shotgun pellets. In this report a 54-year-old man who suffered from accidental shotgun wounds on the face approximately 26 years ago is presented. Although most of pellets were still present, there were no symptoms such as poisoning, fistula formation, recurrent infections, or secondary hemorrhage to date except feeling cold in cold days.
authors.affiliation: Res Assist. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Cumhuriyet University, Faculty of Dentistry, Sivas, Turkey.
authors.forename: M Isa
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Kara
authors.forename: Hidayet B
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Polat
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ay