Citation

Cemil B, Tun K, Yiğenoğlu O, Kaptanoğlu E. Ulus. Travma Acil Cerrahi Derg. 2009; 15(6): 624-627.

Affiliation

1st Department of Neurosurgery, Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. berker5@yahoo.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Ulusal Travma ve Acil Cerrahi Dernegi)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

20037886

Abstract

Intracranial foreign bodies are usually secondary to penetrating injuries. Nails, knives, screwdrivers, sewing needles, bullets, and shrapnel have been described related to penetrating brain injury. In this report, we present a 34-year-old prisoner with an intracranial screw located in the right parietal lobe. The screw was used by prisoner in an attempted suicide. A right parietal craniectomy was performed, and the screw was removed successfully. It is important to know the type of penetrating brain injury preoperatively in order to determine the best surgical approach to remove the foreign body settled in the brain. A long-term radiological assessment should be performed to detect any future complications, such as a cerebral abscess.

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