TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1986//
TI  - Gunshot injuries of the temporal bone
JO  - Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
A1  - Duncan, N. O.
A1  - Coker, N. J.
A1  - Jenkins, H. A.
A1  - Canalis, R. F.
SP  - 47
EP  - 55
VL  - 94
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0194-5998
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -