Pediatric Gunshot Wound to Visual Cortex with Retained Bullet: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Author:

Rolle Myron,Duhaime Ann-Christine

Abstract

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Pediatric gunshot wounds (GSWs) to the head are not well studied in the literature, especially in civilians. With a dearth of case-based and clinically relevant information, pediatric neurosurgeons may be challenged when considering the risks and benefits of removing retained bullet fragments in different intracranial locations. We explore the literature and highlight the key factors in the surgical decision-making case of a 16-year-old girl with GSW to the visual cortex. <b><i>Case Report:</i></b> A 16-year-old girl was shot in the head in a parieto-occipital trajectory with the bullet crossing midline, lodging in the occipital lobe into the straight sinus. Her initial Glasgow Coma Scale was 7, and she was urgently stabilized with intracranial pressure monitoring and external ventricular drainage. She underwent craniectomy, debridement, and irrigation and then a reoperation for further debridement and culture 2 weeks later for persistent fevers; cultures remained negative. The retained bullet was not removed. At 18 months post-injury, she had normal speech and motor function, moderate memory dysfunction, and 3-quadrant field loss with retained macular vision. <b><i>Discussion/Conclusion:</i></b> Pediatric penetrating GSWs to the head may be challenging to manage since literature is sparse. In this case, the primary focus of management was to maintain normal intracranial pressure, reduce risk of infection, and preserve potentially viable visual cortex. In the civilian context of available antibiotics and serial imaging, it may be possible to manage retained bullets conservatively without delayed complications.

Publisher

S. Karger AG

Subject

Clinical Neurology,General Medicine,Surgery,Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

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