A Bullet in the Thoracic Wall Following Gun Shot Wound: A Case Report and Review of Literature

Volkan Sarper Erikci, Mehmet Mert and Tunç Özdemir

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Tepecik Training Hospital, Turkey

^*Correspondance to: Volkan Sarper Erikci 

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Abstract:

Retained Foreign Bodies (FB) in the chest wall following a penetrating chest trauma is rare in children. A rapid and accurate diagnostic work-up and surgical management is important. A 17-year-old boy with a penetrating thoracic wall injury from gunshot wound during a walk on the road is presented in this report. A bullet with high velocity from a gunshot was found to be embedded in the chest wall between ribs 6-7 posteriorly. The direction of the internal bullet path was left to right near midline and during surgical intervention under general anesthesia it was removed from the chest wall. The purpose of this report is to emphasize the characteristics of penetrating thoracic wall trauma in children with special reference to gunshot wounds and the topic is discussed with regard to relevant literature.

Keywords:

Chest wall trauma; Gunshot wound; Children

Cite the Article:

Erikci VS, Mert M, Özdemir T. A Bullet in the Thoracic Wall Following Gun Shot Wound: A Case Report and Review of Literature. World J Surg Surgical Res. 2019; 2: 1100.