title: Airgun shot wound to the orbit with retention of pellet. Case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Shot wounds become a growing clinical concern in the civilian setting, due to increasing popularity of air guns among minors. We present a pediatric case of a shot wound to the orbit with sparing of the eyeball and retention of airgun pellet in the retrobulbar space. The pellet was removed 3 months after injury via lateral orbitotomy. Pathophysiology and ballistics of shot wounds are briefly reviewed and current views on the management strategy of shot wounds with retained projectile are discussed.
authors: Dept. of Neurosurgery, the Children's Memorial Health Center, Warsaw, Poland. Electronic address: marta.daszkiewicz3@gmail.com.
authors: Paweł
authors: P
authors: Daszkiewicz
authors: Medical Division, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
authors: Dariusz
authors: D
authors: Dziedzic
authors: Medical Division, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
authors: Piotr
authors: P
authors: Daszkiewicz
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D009915:Orbit / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*
keywords: Airgun pellet; Orbit; Shot wound