Citation

Nussbaum ES, Graupman P, Patel PD. Br. J. Neurosurg. 2019; ePub(ePub): 1-5.

Affiliation

Department of Neuroscience , University of Southern California , Los Angeles , CA , USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/02688697.2019.1630550

PMID

31220943

Abstract

We report a 45-year-old man who suffered a penetrating nail gun injury resulting in damage to the lateral edge of the superior sagittal sinus. The injury was successfully treated via a parasagittal craniotomy that enabled removal of the nail under direct vision, allowing for rapid suturing of the sagittal sinus. Two neurosurgeons worked together; one carefully withdrew the tip of the nail back into the sinus itself while the second rapidly sutured the hole in the inner superior sagittal sinus leaflet. Postoperatively, the patient made a rapid recovery without neurological deficit.

Language: en

Keywords

Craniocerebral trauma; craniotomy; foreign bodies; head injuries; penetrating; superior sagittal sinus