Resumen

ARROYO-ANGLAS, Hugo; ARROYO-HERNANDEZ, C. Hugo; YBASETA-SOTO, Marjorie  y  PARIONA-CRISPIN, Jesica. Wound in the oral cavity by a projectile from a firearm with unusual exit course. Acta méd. peruana [online]. 2011, vol.28, n.3, pp.155-158. ISSN 1728-5917.

We report an adult male who was admitted to hospital for emergency after being shot by a firearm, presenting a bullet entry hole in the upper lip of the mouth, finding no outlet, radiological examination shows shrapnel oral cavity and the presence of a foreign body in the digestive tract, which migrates to the rectum to be expelled for five days, being compatible with the projectile, after clinical response to medical management

Palabras clave : Wounds; Gunshot; Mouth.

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