Stab Injury of the Petrosal Bone: Case Report and Literature Review

Hoegerle, Catalina; Noerenberg, Dominik; Biczok, Annamaria; Kunz, Mathias; Baumeister, Philipp und Uhl, Bernd (2020): Stab Injury of the Petrosal Bone: Case Report and Literature Review. In: Ent-Ear Nose & Throat Journal, Bd. 101, Nr. 10: NP431-NP435

Abstract

Penetrating traumas of the head are generally life-threatening injuries, whose management poses a substantial challenge for emergency department teams. These injuries are characteristically violence-associated and frequently accompanied by damage of essential organs including brain, meninges, large vessels, cranial nerves, eyes, viscerocranium, internal ear, and/or labyrinth. Here, we present an exceptional case of head trauma caused by a knife blade, which was stuck deep inside in the petrous bone. After the extraction of the knife, the patient had very few immediate and no long-term post-traumatic complications. In conclusion, high-end technical equipment as well as an interdisciplinary team of specialized physicians is recommended for the management of penetrating head trauma to optimize the outcome.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 0145-5613
• Sprache: Englisch