Transorbital penetrating head injury by a wooden chopstick in the cavernous sinus: a case report and literature review
概要
Penetrating head injury (PHI) is a relatively rare condition accounting for 0.4% of all head
trauma.1 Particularly, transorbital penetrating injuries represent 24% of PHIs in adults and 45%
of PHIs in children.2 Although early surgical treatment for the transorbital penetrating injury is
critical due to the high rates of cerebral complications, surgical approaches are varied based on
the location of the fragment in the cranium, to expose and remove foreign bodies safely.3 Four
cases of transorbital penetrating injuries have been previously reported where the foreign body had
Received: January 5, 2022; accepted: March 15, 2022
Corresponding Author: Daisuke Yamazaki, MD
Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine,
3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto 390-8621, Japan
Tel: +81-263-37-2690, Fax: +81-263-37-0480, E-mail: dyamazaki1218@shinshu-u.ac.jp
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