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Photograph of the patient showing a wound on the left maxillary region - the site of entry of the missile.
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Physical examination revealed an entry wound in the left maxillary region, with subconjunctival ecchymosis but no exit wound [Figure 1].
Radiograph of the skull in the posteroanterior projection showing the missile.
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Radiography of the skull in the posterior-anterior (PA) projection [Figure 2] and lateral radiography of the cervical spine [Figure 3] revealed location of the foreign body at the level of C2 and C3.
Radiograph of the cervical spine in lateral projection showing the missile at the level of C2 and C3 vertebrae.
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F3
Radiography of the skull in the posterior-anterior (PA) projection [Figure 2] and lateral radiography of the cervical spine [Figure 3] revealed location of the foreign body at the level of C2 and C3.
Axial computed tomography section of the neck indicating position of the missile on the lateral aspect of the cervical vertebrae and fluid in the left maxillary sinus.
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A computed tomography (CT) scan confirmed the presence of an isolated missile in relation to the cervical vertebrae [Figure 4].