CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2015; 48(02): 225-226
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0358.163082
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Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Temporal artery rupture following firework rocket injury

Mohd Azam Haseen
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Adil Ali Mahmud
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Fakhrul Huda
1   Department of Neurosurgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
,
Mohd Haneef Beg
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Further Information

Address for correspondence:

Dr. Mohd Azam Haseen
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
India   

Publication History

Publication Date:
26 August 2019 (online)

 

 


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Conflicts of interest

There are no conflicts of interest.

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Address for correspondence:

Dr. Mohd Azam Haseen
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh
India   

  • REFERENCES

  • 1 Tandon R, Agrawal K, Narayan RP, Tiwari VK, Prakash V, Kumar S. et al. Firecracker injuries during Diwali festival: The epidemiology and impact of legislation in Delhi. Indian J Plast Surg 2012; 45: 97-101
  • 2 Puri V, Mahendru S, Rana R, Deshpande M. Firework injuries: A ten-year study. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2009; 62: 1103-11
  • 3 Campbell JS, Fournier P, Hill DP. Puck aneurysm. Can Med Assoc J 1959; 81: 922-4
  • 4 Golden GT, Fox JW, Williams GS, Edgerton MT. Traumatic aneurysm of the superficial temporal artery. Squash-ball disease. JAMA 1975; 234: 517-8
  • 5 Angevine PD, Connolly Jr ES. Pseudoaneurysms of the superficial temporal artery secondary to placement of external ventricular drainage catheters. Surg Neurol 2002; 58: 258-60
  • 6 Shakil MS, Smith JE. Penetrating abdominal wound caused by a firework. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed) 1987; 295: 635-6
  • 7 Matsumura C, Oshio T, Kawauchi M, Kirino A, Saito T, Sato Y. A rare case of penetrating sternal wound with pneumomediastinum due to fireworks (author’s transl). Kyobu Geka 1981; 34: 59-61
  • 8 Garden OJ, Morris EW, Young AB. A penetrating wound of bone resulting from a firework. Injury 1983; 15: 167-9