Construction Industry-Associated Penetrating Craniocerebral Injuries.

BACKGROUND: Various high-energy tasks in the construction industry can lead to craniocerebral injuries. Construction industry-associated penetrating craniocerebral injuries due to metal foreign bodies have unique characteristics. However, no norms exist for removing metal foreign bodies and preventing secondary trauma. This study aimed to explore the characteristics and treatment of construction industry-associated penetrating craniocerebral injuries due to metal foreign bodies. METHODS: Data of patients who suffered from penetrating injuries due to metal foreign bodies and were treated in the Zhongshan People's Hospital from 2001 to 2021 were collected based on the causes of injuries to explore disease characteristics and therapeutic effects. RESULTS: A total of six patients with penetrating craniocerebral injuries due to metal foreign bodies, who underwent surgeries, were included in the study. Five patients recovered well after the surgery, and one patient died. In four patients, intracranial infection complicated the course after surgery, and two patients had delayed intracranial hematoma. CONCLUSION: Patients with construction industry-associated penetrating craniocerebral injuries due to metal foreign bodies are prone to coma and intracranial vascular injuries. Early surgical removal and prevention of intracranial infection are key to achieving good therapeutic effects.

Transcortical approach surgery versus external ventricular drainage in treating intraventricular hemorrhage.

ABSTRACT: Intraventricular hemorrhage is a serious intracerebral hemorrhagic disease with high mortality and poor prognosis. This retrospective study designed to investigate the therapeutic effect of transcortical approach surgery versus extraventricular drainage (EVD) on patients with intraventricular hemorrhage.Patients with intraventricular hemorrhage in Zhongshan City People's Hospital from January 01, 2014 to June 01, 2019 were retrospectively examined. They were divided into transcortical approach surgery groups and EVD groups to analyze the clinical characteristics and prognosis.A total of 96 patients were enrolled in the study (24 in the transcortical approach surgery group and 72 in the EVD group). The efficiency of postoperative operation was 15/19 in the transcortical approach surgery group and 24/48 in the EVD group (P = .012). The Glasgow Outcome Scale was 3.63 ±â€Š1.27 in the transcortical approach surgery group and 2.80 ±â€Š1.87 in the EVD group (P = .049). The postoperative residual blood volume was 9.62 ±â€Š3.64 mL in the transcortical approach surgery group and 33.60 ±â€Š3.53 mL in the EVD group (P < .001). The incidence of hydrocephalus after the operation was 1/23 in the transcortical approach surgery group and 19/53 in the EVD group. The 30-day postoperative mortality was 16/56 in the EVD group and 1/23 in the transcortical approach surgery group. The transcortical approach surgery group was significantly better compared with the EVD group.This study showed that the transcortical approach for ventricular hemorrhage compared with EVD improved the hematoma clearance rate, shortened catheterization time, reduced the incidence of postoperative hydrocephalus, decreased patient mortality, led to a better prognosis, and reduced complications of hydrocephalus.

Type III Intraosseous Meningioma Invading Superior Sagittal Sinus and Skull Periosteum.

Type III intraosseous meningioma is a very rare type of meningioma with extracranial extension. Herein, the author reported a case of type IIIC intraosseous meningioma with invasion of the superior sagittal sinus and skull periosteum. A 67-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital due to a mass on the left frontoparietal region for 4 years. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a skull tumor with invasion of the superior sagittal sinus. After partial resection of the tumor, pathological and immunohistochemical staining revealed that the epithelial meningioma derived from skull involved the skull periosteum. There was no enlargement of residual parasagittal tumor after 1 year of follow-up. The intraosseous meningioma in the present case was a rare benign tumor with good prognosis after surgery.