Isolated Breast Trauma Due to Gunshot Injury: Case Report
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Case Report
VOLUME: 12 ISSUE: 4
P: 229 - 230
December 2013

Isolated Breast Trauma Due to Gunshot Injury: Case Report

Eurasian J Emerg Med 2013;12(4):229-230
1. Department of General Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Turkey
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Received Date: 27.04.2011
Accepted Date: 13.06.2011
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ABSTRACT

Gunshot wounds represent a major part of traumas, but isolated breast lesions due to gunshot wound are rare. A 51-year-old woman presented to the emergency department because of a close range gunshot wound. There were projectile entrance and exit lesions in the left breast. Debridement, hemostasis and drainage were performed. The patient was discharged without any complications.

Keywords:
Gunshot injury, isolated, breast trauma