@article{ref1,
title="Transorbital penetrating head injury by a toilet brush handle",
journal="Acta neurochirurgica",
year="2009",
author="Farhadi, M. R. and Becker, M. and Stippich, C. and Unterberg, Andreas W. and Kiening, K. L.",
volume="151",
number="6",
pages="685-687",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0001-6268",
doi="10.1007/s00701-009-0221-9",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00701-009-0221-9"
}