Transorbital penetrating head injury by a toilet brush handle.
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
; 151(6): 685-7, 2009 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Transorbital penetrating brain injuries are rare lesions without defined therapy standards. CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND INTERVENTION A male patient presented at our institution with a toilet brush handle in the right cerebral hemisphere. CT imaging identified the object entering the right orbit and having crossed the right hemisphere in the ventricular plane. After performing a medium-sized craniotomy, the object was removed step-by-step under monitoring with an intraoperative CT scan to ensure no involving major hemorrhage.CONCLUSION:
Transorbital penetrating brain injuries are treated best by utilizing all up-to-date technical developments such as intraoperative CT-scanning to increase the safety in the management of such exceptional lesions with increased risk of immediate life-threatening intracranial bleeding.
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Assunto principal:
Fraturas Orbitárias
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Lesões Encefálicas
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Tomografia Computadorizada por Raios X
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Monitorização Intraoperatória
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Traumatismos Cranianos Penetrantes
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Corpos Estranhos
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En
Ano de publicação:
2009
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