Value of angiography in cerebral nail-gun injuries.
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چکیده
A nail gun is a powder-actuated tool used widely in the construction industry. It uses powder charges to fire a variety of nails and studs into steel , wood, or concrete. Numerous injuries to the body with several deaths from the use of this tool have been reported. Twenty craniocerebral injuries have been reported in the world literature [1-13]; however, cerebral angiography has not been described in the management of these cases. In one of our patients, cerebral angiography demonstrated an injury of the transverse sinus. In the other, angiography confirmed that the nail had narrowly missed the cavernous sinus and carotid artery.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology
دوره 7 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1986