Jj. Fildes et al., BUCKSHOT COLIC - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care, 39(6), 1995, pp. 1181-1184
Three weeks after a shotgun wound to the chest and abdomen, a patient
developed acute ureteral colic caused by a migrating shotgun pellet, T
he pellet passed spontaneously, A search of the literature revealed 25
similar cases of this unusual complication of missile injuries to the
abdomen, These cases are reviewed and analyzed, Ureteral obstruction
from migrating retained missiles is an unusual complication of missile
injuries to the abdomen, Cases have been described occurring after sh
otgun, gunshot, and shrapnel wounds, Cases involving bullets and shrap
nel fragments usually have had long latent periods after the initial i
njury and required surgery to remove the obstructing projectile, In co
ntrast, cases of ''buckshot colic'' from shotgun pellets present earli
er and often resolve with spontaneous passage of the pellet, The follo
wing report illustrates how conservative management can be successful
in cases of ''buckshot colic''.