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Transorbital penetrating head injury by a toilet brush handle

Farhadi, M. R. and Becker, M. and Stippich, C. and Unterberg, A. W. and Kiening, K. L.. (2009) Transorbital penetrating head injury by a toilet brush handle. Acta neurochirurgica : the European journal of neurosurgery, Vol. 151. pp. 685-687.

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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.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Querschnittsfächer (Klinik) > Ehemalige Einheiten Querschnittsfächer (Klinik) > Neuroradiologie (Stippich)
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Querschnittsfächer (Klinik) > Ehemalige Einheiten Querschnittsfächer (Klinik) > Neuroradiologie (Stippich)
UniBasel Contributors:Stippich, Christoph
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Springer-Verlag
ISSN:0001-6268
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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