Intracranial nail-sets

Fox, John L.; Branch, Jeffrey

doi:10.1007/bf01405415

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“…Cases of children inserting a wide variety of household objects into craniofacial orifices are commonplace. The skull and the brain have been reported to be penetrated by a variety of objects, including knife blades, nails, pencils, splinters of wood, 1 – 3 and wire. This could lead to fatal complications.…”

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Oro-cranial penetrating pencil injury

Aremu¹,

Makusid²,

Ibe³

2012

Annals of Saudi Medicine

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Oro-cranial penetrating injuries are often seen in ear, nose and throat practices. Cases of penetrated pencil injuries are rarely reported despite being common in the developing world. A 7-year-old boy referred from a neighboring hospital was playing at school with the sharp end of a pencil in his mouth when he was pushed from behind by another child. He fell on his face and the sharp end of the pencil penetrated his throat with the distal end hanging out. There was no bleeding at presentation, as the pencil completely sealed the entrance point. The entrance point was at the posterior wall of the oropharynx corresponding to the uvulo-palatine junction. It penetrated posterosuperiorly through the soft tissue to reach the anterior part of the posterior cranial fossa. Since sharp and pointed objects in the upper aerodigestive tract can result in potentially fatal complications, prompt diagnosis, a systematic treatment protocol, and an experienced trauma team are necessary to prevent a potential catastrophe.

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Oro-cranial penetrating pencil injury

Aremu¹,

Makusid²,

Ibe³

2012

Annals of Saudi Medicine

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Accidental, Suicidal or Homicidal Injury

Gresham

1986

Colour Atlas of Wounds and Wounding

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Unusual intracranial foreign bodies

1977

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Five patients surgically treated for unusual intracranial foreign bodies are presented. They include representative cases of the three most commonly encountered types of these injuries: industrial accidents, suicidal attempts and the result of criminal assault. Immediate radiological examination is mandatory because the deceptively small entrance wound is usually in no way commensurate with the large size of the foreign body the presence of which is frequently not suspected. The surgical removal of these foreign bodies requires careful pre-operative assessment to avoid hemorrhages and undue injury to the surrounding normal brain tissue.

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Intracranial nail-sets

Abstract: With 2 FiguresAs far as we are aware this report describes the first case of cerebral injury secondary to nail-sets driven through the skull.

Cited by 12 publications

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Oro-cranial penetrating pencil injury

Oro-cranial penetrating pencil injury

Accidental, Suicidal or Homicidal Injury

Unusual intracranial foreign bodies

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