Abstract
The patient was a 52 years old male, who accidentally injured the right preauricular portion and the right neck by shot gun bullets while hunting. He was first seen at our clinic ten days after the injury, complaining slight pain of the wound. X-ray examinations showed two bullets in the deep part of the neck, one was in front of the 2 nd cervical vertebra and an other was in right side of the 4 th cervical vertebra. Extirpation of the bullets was performed under general anesthesia utilizing a two-faced X-ray fluorscopy. Two bullets, which existed in M. sternocleidomastoideus and in the connective tissues just under N. accessorius, were successfully removed after the repeated X-ray fluorscopy. Literatures of foreign body cases (bullet), refered particularly as extirpation techniques and danger of lead poisoning from long staying bullet, were also discussed.
