@article{ref1,
title="Gunshot injuries of the temporal bone",
journal="Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery",
year="1986",
author="Duncan, N. O. and Coker, N. J. and Jenkins, H. A. and Canalis, R. F.",
volume="94",
number="1",
pages="47-55",
abstract="Concurrent with the increase in handgun crime in the United States is a rising incidence of gunshot wounds to the temporal bone. These injuries present challenging diagnostic and management problems to the otolaryngologist. A timely multicenter review of this entity revealed 22 cases evaluated and treated by the authors between 1975 and 1984. A wide variety of injuries were encountered, involving anatomic structures within or contiguous with the temporal bone. These included: eight intracranial injuries; 11 traumatized facial nerves; seven vascular wounds; 19 mastoid, middle, or inner ear injuries; and 11 cases of damage to the external auditory canals. A rational scheme for immediate and long-term management of each type of injury is outlined. Illustrative cases representing vascular, neural, temporal bone, and central nervous system injury are presented.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0194-5998",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}