Gunshot wound to face - old

Case contributed by David Cuete
Diagnosis certain

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History of shotgun blast to the face years ago

Patient Data

Age: 50 years
Gender: Male
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Computed tomography shows multiple hyperdense images distributed in the facial region, consistent with shotgun bullets. Also are evident elements of reparative osteosynthesis.

ct
This study is a stack
Axial bone
window
This study is a stack
Axial
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CT streak artifact caused by gunshot bullets.

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