RESUMO
We present our experience of treating 42 young men with facial gunshot injuries, 9 of whom had associated palatal injuries. We attempted definitive treatment at the primary operation, but five patients with palatal injuries presented with oronasal fistula postoperatively and required secondary intervention. Three patients underwent surgical closure using palatal transposition flap, in all of whom it was successful.
Assuntos
Traumatismos Maxilofaciais/cirurgia , Doenças Nasais/etiologia , Fístula Bucal/etiologia , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/cirurgia , Ferimentos por Arma de Fogo/cirurgia , Adulto , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Doenças Nasais/cirurgia , Fístula Bucal/cirurgia , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Bucais , Palato Duro/cirurgia , Retalhos CirúrgicosRESUMO
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.
