@article{ref1,
title="Stab injury of the petrosal bone: case report and literature review",
journal="Ear, nose, and throat journal",
year="2020",
author="Högerle, Catalina and Nörenberg, Dominik and Biczok, Annamaria and Kunz, Mathias and Baumeister, Philipp and Uhl, Bernd",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0145-5613",
doi="10.1177/0145561320973765",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0145561320973765"
}