TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - Stab injury of the petrosal bone: case report and literature review
JO  - Ear, nose, and throat journal
A1  - Högerle, Catalina
A1  - Nörenberg, Dominik
A1  - Biczok, Annamaria
A1  - Kunz, Mathias
A1  - Baumeister, Philipp
A1  - Uhl, Bernd
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0145-5613
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0145561320973765
ID  - ref1
ER  -