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Reconstructive and rehabilitation challenges following a cranio-orbital gunshot wound. Ear Nose Throat J 2015 Jan;94(1):E21-6

Date

01/22/2015

Pubmed ID

25606841

DOI

10.1177/014556131509400102

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84949293413 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   2 Citations

Abstract

We present a case of a 26-year-old man who sustained a close-range gunshot wound to the head. His injuries included significant left orbital injury resulting in a ruptured, blind eye and severely comminuted fractures of the left orbital roof, superior and inferior orbital rims, and orbital floor. Associated injuries included left frontal lobe injury, anterior and posterior table fractures of the left frontal sinus, and a comminuted left zygomaticomaxillary complex fracture. We employed an interdisciplinary surgical approach with collaboration among the Otolaryngology, Neurosurgery, and Oculoplastic Surgery services performed in two stages. Management of such extensive craniofacial injuries can be challenging and requires a coordinated, interdisciplinary approach.

Author List

Pawar SS, Rhee JS, Wells TS

Authors

Sachin S. Pawar MD Chief, Associate Professor in the Otolaryngology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
John S. Rhee MD Chair, Professor in the Otolaryngology department at Medical College of Wisconsin
Timothy Scott Wells MD Associate Professor in the Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences department at Medical College of Wisconsin

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adult
Head Injuries, Penetrating
Humans
Male
Orbit
Prostheses and Implants
Wounds, Gunshot