Spontaneous migration of an intracranial bullet into the cervical canal

South Med J. 1993 May;86(5):557-9. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199305000-00014.

Abstract

We have reported a case of intracranial to intraspinal migration of a retained bullet fragment over a course of approximately 4 years. The patient remained asymptomatic. The bullet was removed via a posterior cervical laminectomy. Migration of bullet fragments, though rare, should be included as one of the delayed complications of gunshot wound to the head.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Craniocerebral Trauma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Female
  • Foreign-Body Migration / diagnostic imaging*
  • Humans
  • Neck
  • Spinal Canal* / diagnostic imaging
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Wounds, Gunshot / diagnostic imaging*