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. 2007 Oct;45(7):571-2.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2006.03.015. Epub 2006 May 5.

Gunshot injuries to the parotid gland: Patterns of injury and primary management

Omer W Majid  1
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Gunshot injuries to the parotid gland: Patterns of injury and primary management

Omer W Majid. Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2007 Oct.

Abstract

We have treated 16 patients with gunshot injuries to the cheek, 10 of whom had damage to the parotid. There were nine men and one woman, mean age 40 (range 15-65). All injuries were high velocity, and eight had other injuries. We followed them up for a month; three patients required further operation, three had facial palsy, and one lost his hearing on that side.

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