Craniocerebral injury resulting from pencil penetration

ÖZER S., Onal B., AKBAY A., Onerci M.

EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY, cilt.267, sa.1, ss.155-157, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 267 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00405-009-1118-1
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.155-157
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Penetrating craniofacial trauma in pediatric age group is quite rare. A case is reported that presented with a pencil penetration injury entering from the anterior maxillary sinus through the orbital medial wall, and ethmoidal cells and septum, reaching the contralateral gyrus rectus of the frontal lobe. All the vital structures were preserved. The patient was first treated with manual extraction of the pencil, without any immediate complications; however, rhinorrhea followed the procedure 4 h later. Early endoscopic surgical intervention was performed and the rhinorrhea was successfully treated in this case. This report discusses radiological and surgical characteristics of this unusual penetrating craniofacial trauma.