2003
DOI: 10.1258/002221503321046702
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Gunshot injuries to the temporal bone

Abstract: The current incidence of missile injury to the temporal bone (MITB) is very low in the United Kingdom. However, the increasing frequency of firearm violence in Britain suggests a greater risk of occurrence. This, along with the devastating potential sequelae of MITB (facial palsy, dead ear, intracranial damage, major vascular injury and cosmetic disfigurement), requires otolaryngologists to be conversant with all aspects of their management. The risk of major complications is much higher with MITB than with te… Show more

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“…Gunshot wounds to the head are an unusual etiology of temporal bone trauma but are increasing in frequency, and more than half of these patients suffer from intracranial trauma as well. 5,6 Injuries to the carotid artery and increased mortality are seen more often in these patients than in those suffering from blunt trauma.…”
Section: Epidemiologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Gunshot wounds to the head are an unusual etiology of temporal bone trauma but are increasing in frequency, and more than half of these patients suffer from intracranial trauma as well. 5,6 Injuries to the carotid artery and increased mortality are seen more often in these patients than in those suffering from blunt trauma.…”
Section: Epidemiologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Conflito de interesses: inexistente alterações na secreção salivar e na secreção lacrimal, assim como nas sensibilidades facial e auditiva [1][2][3] . Dentre as causas encontram-se a idiopá-tica, traumática, tumoral, infecciosa ou decorrente de outras causas [4][5][6][7][8][9] . A PFP gera prejuízo funcional nas funções orais como fala, mastigação, sucção, deglutição e preensão labial 10,11 .…”
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“…Tinnitus, dizziness, and decreased hearing in patients with firearm wounds to the maxillofacial region have been reported in literature and observed in patients. 4 Because the inner ear is sensitive to the shock wave, research about inner ear injury is mainly focused on the effects of blast injuries on hearing impairment. 5,6 There are a few experimental reports about inner ear damage after oral and maxillofacial firearm wounds.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%