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. 2012 Jul 3:6:184.
doi: 10.1186/1752-1947-6-184.

Entrapment of an air gun pellet between the thyroid cartilage and the lining mucosa in a patient with a penetrating neck injury: a case report

Mostafa Hosseini  1 , Mohammad Reza Keramati, Afshin Heidari, Mohammad Kazem Olad-Ghobad
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Entrapment of an air gun pellet between the thyroid cartilage and the lining mucosa in a patient with a penetrating neck injury: a case report

Mostafa Hosseini et al. J Med Case Rep. .

Abstract

Introduction: Air guns, either modern or traditional models, are powerful weapons that are capable of causing serious or life-threatening injuries.

Case presentation: Here, we present a case of an air gun pellet injury, with the pellet trapped between the thyroid cartilage and the lining mucosa of a 58-year-old Iranian man.

Conclusion: Entrapment of air gun pellet between thyroid cartilage and the lining mucosa, as presented in our case, may cause diagnostic challenges through the clinical presentation of slight odynophagia.

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Figure 1
Plain cervical X-ray (Lateral views) of the patient. Screening X-rays showed the location of the pellet.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Computer tomography scan of the neck. Computed tomography showed the depth of penetration but was not very accurate.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Intraoperative view of the site of injury. This figure shows penetration of the cartilage without violating the lining mucosa.
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