Gunshot Injury of Head and Neck

Won, Na Kyoung; Byun, Jun Yeong; Kim, Dong Gyoon; Lee, Kang On

doi:10.35420/jcohns.1992.3.2.397

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1992; 3(2):397-402

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.1992.3.2.397

Article

두경부 총기 관통상 3례

원나경¹, 변준영¹, 김동균¹, 이강온¹

Gunshot Injury of Head and Neck

Na Kyoung Won¹, Jun Yeong Byun¹, Dong Gyoon Kim¹, Kang On Lee¹

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¹울산 동강병원 이비인후과

¹Department of Otolaryngology, Ulsan Dong gang Hospital

© Copyright 1992 The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

We experienced three patients who survived from gunshot injury(38 caliber handgun and shotgun) to head and neck.

One was accidently penetrated from left to right submandibular region by the bullet. Two cases fired for homicide and unintentional accident were penetrated to bifurcation of left common carotid artery and left mastoid region, each other. However, fortunately there were no significant injuries to vital structures such as brain or great vessels, and with adequate primary and supportive care they could be discharged with no significant sequelae. But one case was transfered to neurosurgery for angiography. The cases are presented with a preview of literature.

Keywords: Gunshot injury; Head and Neck