Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dec 2024)

Maxillo-orbital gunshot trauma in a pediatric patient

  • Maram Adil Mansour,
  • Elnagar E. Elgasim,
  • Esameldin Adam Nagi,
  • Ibtisam Hussein,
  • Malaz Mansour

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16
p. 100497

Abstract

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Gunshot injuries to the maxillofacial region vary in severity from minor harm to critical situations necessitating urgent medical intervention. Effective handling of facial gunshot wounds mandates a multidisciplinary approach to deliver thorough care to the individual.We present a pediatric patient presenting to the Emergency Department following an accidental machine gun injury.