Management of a nail impalement injury to the brain in a non-neurosurgical centre: A case report and review of the literature

被引：13

作者：

Agu, Chika Thaddeus ^{[1
]}

Orjiaku, Mathew Emeka ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Imo State Univ, Owerri, Nigeria

[2] Imo State Univ, Teaching Hosp, Orlu, Nigeria

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY CASE REPORTS | 2016年 / 19卷

关键词：

Nail impalement; Injury; Brain; Non-neurosurgical centre;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ijscr.2015.12.035

中图分类号：

R61 [外科手术学];

学科分类号：

摘要：

A nail impalement injury to the brain usually results from accidents like falls or nail gun miss-fires or suicide attempts or from barbaric punishment for certain crimes which are rarely practiced in some remote areas. We present an unusual, intentional, self-impalement of a 4 in. nail into the brain in a mentally challenged young man. This case report describes the challenges encountered in the management of a patient with impaled nail in the brain in a non-neurosurgical centre. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.

引用

页码：115 / 118

页数：4

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