title: Survival following gunshot wound of the pons: neuroanatomic considerations. Case report.
abstract: The successful treatment of a civilian gunshot wound of the vermis and pons is described. A large missile fragment was removed from a depth of 2 cm within the pons at the level of the facial colliculus. Despite initial coma and subsequent irregular respiration with sleep apnea, the patient survived. Neurological, radiographic, and operative findings are correlated with the anatomy of the pons.
authors: Department of Surgery/Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University School of Medicine and Charity Hospital, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA.
authors: D G
authors: DG
authors: Kline
authors: H J
authors: HJ
authors: LeBlanc
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D011149:Pons / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D011859:Radiography; D017741:Survivors; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000601:surgery*