Hematoma in the posterior fossa secondary to a tangential gunshot wound of the occiput: case report and discussion.
Neurosurgery
; 28(4): 603-5; discussion 605-6, 1991 Apr.
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ABSTRACT
The case of 16-year-old boy who incurred a subdural hematoma in the posterior fossa an intracerebellar hematoma after a tangential civilian gunshot wound is reported. The skull was not fractured, and yet surgically significant clots required removal. The patient recovered. The discussion centers on the mechanism of injury and seriousness of tangential gunshot wounds and traumatic hematomas in the posterior fossa.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ferimentos por Arma de Fogo
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Hematoma Subdural
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Osso Occipital
Limite:
Adolescent
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neurosurgery
Ano de publicação:
1991
Tipo de documento:
Article