Transoral extraction of an intramuscularly retained bullet

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 124-125

  Sammartino, Gilberto ^a   Marenzi, Gaetano ^a   Mortellaro, Carmen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bullet; Difficult intubation; Fiber optic bronchoscope; Firearm wounds

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOREIGN BODY; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; JAW DISEASE; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULAR INJURIES; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649224535     PISSN: 10492275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e3181c46826     Document Type: Article

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