Ballistic Reconstruction of a Migrating Bullet in the Parapharyngeal Space

Publikation

Ballistic Reconstruction of a Migrating Bullet in the Parapharyngeal Space

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 07.12.2015

Bächinger David, Bolliger Stephan, Huber Gerhard, Laske Roman D

Zitation

Bächinger D, Bolliger S, Huber G, Laske R. Ballistic Reconstruction of a Migrating Bullet in the Parapharyngeal Space. Case Rep Otolaryngol 2015; 2015:245360.

Art

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)

Zeitschrift

Case Rep Otolaryngol 2015; 2015

Veröffentlichungsdatum

07.12.2015

ISSN (Druck)

2090-6765

Seiten

245360

Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

A 21-year-old male suffering from severe throat pain after being hit by a bullet in Syria claimed that he was shot through his eye and that the bullet subsequently descended behind his throat. Even though the first medical report stated that this course is implausible, meticulous workup provided evidence that the bullet might have entered the parapharyngeal space in a more cranial position than the one it was found eight months later. Our case highlights that bullets are able to move within the body, rendering ballistic reconstruction difficult. However, after removal of the bullet the patient's symptoms completely resolved.