A rare case of retained, asymptomatic bullet in para spinal space due to homicidal injury by country made weapon

AbstractGun shot wounds are commonly fatal and among them thoracoabdominal and spinal injuries are significantly hazardous. Usually firearm injuries produce a characteristic pattern with peculiar features, rarely we encounter some very unusual and unique presentation, which requires a lot of skill and competence to handle and may create surgical or medico-legal diagnostic problems.Here we present a case of a 58years old person, who presented with low-velocity gunshot injury in his chest at the right 3rd intercostals space and the bullet after traveling a long course inside the body, finally lodged anterior to the spine at the level L2–L3 near the great vessels. But surprisingly it did not produce any significant injury and the patient was asymptomatic. He was managed conservatively, and is having no problem on regular follow ups till date