A penetrating orbitocranial stab wound.

A penetrating orbitocranial stab wound.

An unusual case of intracranial penetration of a bread knife through the orbit is described. Despite the proximity of the blade to the internal carotids, the optic nerves and chiasm, and the pituitary the patient survived with only a minimal field defect affecting the eye opposite to the entry site; otherwise no neurological or endocrine deficit was evident.

A Case of Penetrating Stab Wound of the Abdomen

A young Burmese female, aged 22 years, was ̂ r0 a into the Rangoon General Hospital, suffering ir?wjtb penetrating stab wound in the epigastric region Ungt profuse bleeding and signs of internal telf She was taken to the operating theatre immedia and a left paramedian incision was made in the part of the abdomen; the abdomen was found t0.jjjg full of blood which was mopped out. On re*raCt)0n the...

A case of penetrating orbitocranial injury

The case is a 2-year-old previously healthy girl with coincidental penetrating eye and brain injury. A metal rod was inserted into the skull through the upper border of the right globe. After admission and diagnostic and surgical approaches, the rod was removed under general anesthesia, and no brain hematoma or ocular and significant periocular injuries were detected. No neurologic and ophthalm...

Occult Orbitocranial Penetrating Pencil Injury in a Child

Transorbital slow-penetrating injury is an uncommon type of head injury that is seen more often in the pediatric age group. This type of injury can be occult, which is often associated with serious complications. We report on a 4-year-old female who presented with orbital swelling after an unwitnessed right orbital injury following a fall on her face at her school. Three days after injury, the ...

Complex cardiac stab wound.